As politics have taken over sports in the U.S., American athletes who are representing the country in Japan seem primed to turn the international event into a spectacle.
For example, the “woke” U.S. women’s soccer team was handed a 3-0 loss to Sweden on Wednesday in its Olympic opener. The loss came after women on the team knelt on foreign soil while showing support for the anti-American Black Lives Matter movement.
Kneel before the Swedes, losers.
Sweden dominates USWNT in a 3-0 victory in their opener at Tokyo Olympics https://t.co/8imKvAywDa via @usatoday
— Kurt Schlichter (@KurtSchlichter) July 21, 2021
Walker, 59, shredded such overt displays of political protest when speaking with Fox News.
“People think I’m very harsh when I say this,” Walker said. “This is the United States of America, and if people don’t like the rules here — and there’s no doubt we can make some things better — but if people don’t like the rules here, why are you here?”
The former University of Georgia Heisman trophy-winner and USFL and NFL superstar, who is himself black, asked aloud if the Olympic Games are the proper venue for one to trash their own country.
Walker said there are talented athletes across the globe “who would love to represent the United States of America.”
Meanwhile, our country is stuck with people like Megan Rapinoe, who is the agitating, purple-haired face of U.S. women’s sports. Somehow, Rapinoe is still an embarrassment, even when…