U.S. Olympic qualifier Gwen Berry is under fire for turning away from the national anthem on the podium at the Olympic Trials over the weekend. The Hammer Thrower felt she was “set up” by having to hear the national anthem, and draped a t-shirt reading “Activist Athlete” over her face during the anthem.
“I feel like it was set up. I feel like they did that on purpose, and I was pissed, to be honest,” Berry said of the national anthem being played. “I put my shirt over my head. It was real disrespectful. I know they did that on purpose, but it’ll be alright.”
Congressman Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) had harsh words for Berry’s unpatriotic behavior, and called for her to be removed from the team.
“We don’t need any more activist athletes. She should be removed from the team. The entire point of the Olympic team is to represent the United States of America.
yes, remove her
Agreed – OR if the waste of air happens to medal, ZERO coverage from NBC.
This is the Olympics, not a political snowflake event.
Give her a one-way ticket to somewhere else, preferably a place
where dissing your nation means ten years in a labor camp.
Ocean City is looking for Tram drivers.
Bus drivers….trash collectors and so much help in the hospitality industry. City Fail at work.
And while you are at this, figure out how the PA Supreme court is letting Bill Cosby out of jail? A jury found him guilty. This world is nuts.
He made a deal before the trial for no jail time if he testified in the civil cases. The prosecutors reneged.
1:24 – it sure would be interesting to see the judge’s bank account!
The thing is, this isn’t a private franchise sport. She was there representing the US, and our flag. I think the dumb little twit is being influenced by an outside group. BLM or Atifa. If that’s the case, they couldn’t care less about her. Just using her. At any rate, what a dumb ass bitch.
black dumb ass says it all
The idea of the hammer throw is to avoid letting it hit you in the face. You’d think an Olympic contender would appreciate that point early in the game.
Damn hammer needs to hit her in her head and knock her ass out for being so stupid. Yes, definitely remove her from the games.