{"id":575774,"date":"2021-06-28T17:06:02","date_gmt":"2021-06-28T21:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=575774"},"modified":"2021-06-28T17:06:03","modified_gmt":"2021-06-28T21:06:03","slug":"gwen-berry-blasted-for-anthem-protest-try-this-s-in-an-actually-oppressive-country","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gwen-berry-blasted-for-anthem-protest-try-this-s-in-an-actually-oppressive-country\/","title":{"rendered":"Gwen Berry Blasted For Anthem Protest: \u2018Try This S***\u2019 In \u2018An Actually Oppressive Country\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgwen-berry-blasted-for-anthem-protest-try-this-s-in-an-actually-oppressive-country%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=575774&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/og-default.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>Hammer thrower Gwen Berry received significant backlash after turning her back to the flag during the U.S. national anthem on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBerry placed third in the hammer throw on Saturday, qualifying her for the Tokyo Olympics. As the National Anthem began to play with the winners standing on the podium, Berry turned away from the flag so that she was facing the stands,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/i-feel-like-it-was-setup-hammer-thrower-turns-away-from-american-flag-during-national-anthem\">The Daily Wire<\/a> reported. \u201cToward the end of the anthem, she pulled up a black t-shirt with the words \u2018Activist Athlete\u2019 on the front to cover her head.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Her stunt caused an uproar on social media with many questioning why Berry would want to represent a country she scorns. Others suggested that Berry be thrown off Team USA and not allowed to compete in the Olympics over the protest.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThen don\u2019t compete on behalf of the U.S. in competition. Fairly simple,\u201d conservative radio host Dana Loesch said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"5.8978102189781\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Then don\u2019t compete on behalf of the U.S. in competition. Fairly simple. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BACTwFlOjq\">https:\/\/t.co\/BACTwFlOjq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DLoesch\/status\/1409251004294500354?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 27, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Ricochet editor Bethany Mandel tweeted: \u201cI\u2019d love to see someone from an actually oppressive country try this shit. Hell, I wouldn\u2019t mind if they threw her off Team USA, but they\u2019re gutless and will give her a participation trophy just to assuage their own baggage.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"10.619808306709\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I\u2019d love to see someone from an actually oppressive country try this shit.  Hell, I wouldn\u2019t mind if they threw her off Team USA, but they\u2019re gutless and will give her a participation trophy \ud83c\udfc6 just to assuage their own baggage. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LCHn47CTjY\">https:\/\/t.co\/LCHn47CTjY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bethany S. Mandel (@bethanyshondark) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bethanyshondark\/status\/1409261859371470848?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 27, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Fox News contributor Lisa Boothe asked, \u201cWhy do we have athletes representing America who don\u2019t like America?\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"5.9718309859155\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Why do we have athletes representing America who don\u2019t like America? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CfpteFJ9Ii\">https:\/\/t.co\/CfpteFJ9Ii<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Lisa Boothe (@LisaMarieBoothe) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LisaMarieBoothe\/status\/1409199379819466752?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 27, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Daily Wire\u2019s Matt Walsh also weighed in on Berry\u2019s protest: \u201cIn a healthy and self-respecting country, she would be kicked off the team and shamed as the spoiled rotten child that she is. Instead she\u2019ll be lionized as a hero.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"8.4549356223176\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">In a healthy and self-respecting country, she would be kicked off the team and shamed as the spoiled rotten child that she is. Instead she&#8217;ll be lionized as a hero. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bX2cqrm5bJ\">https:\/\/t.co\/bX2cqrm5bJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MattWalshBlog\/status\/1409202590986932225?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 27, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) suggested that Berry\u2019s protest represented broad anti-America sentiment on the left.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy does the Left hate America?\u201d Cruz asked. \u201cSure, we have our faults, but no nation in the history of the world has liberated more people from captivity, has lifted more out of poverty, has bled more for freedom, or has blessed more w\/ abundance. God bless America.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"16.807692307692\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Why does the Left hate America?<\/p>\n<p>Sure, we have our faults, but no nation in the history of the world has liberated more people from captivity, has lifted more out of poverty, has bled more for freedom, or has blessed more w\/ abundance.<\/p>\n<p>God bless America. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7hH1FMzEn0\">https:\/\/t.co\/7hH1FMzEn0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tedcruz\/status\/1409341904035192832?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 28, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Berry <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/olympic-hammer-thrower-fires-following-criticism-for-turning-away-from-american-flag-during-national-anthem\">hit back<\/a> at her critics Sunday night.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese comments really show that: 1.) people in American rally patriotism over basic morality. 2.) Even after the murder of George Floyd and so many others; the commercials, statements, and phony sentiments regarding black lives were just a hoax,\u201d Berry tweeted.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said that President Joe Biden \u201crespects\u201d Berry\u2019s right to protest and avoided any criticism of the Team USA athlete. As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/biden-white-house-backs-berry-president-respects-olympic-hammer-throwers-right-to-protest-anthem-psaki-says\">The Daily Wire<\/a> reported:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"29\">\n<p><em>Asked about the incident, Psaki said that Biden has not spoken specifically about Berry, but that he respects her right to \u201cpeacefully protest.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The president, Psaki added, is \u201cincredibly proud to be an American and has great respect for the anthem and all that it represents, especially for our men and women serving in uniform all around the world.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>But, she added, Biden\u00a0\u201cwould also say, of course, that part of that pride in our country means recognizing there are moments where we are, as a country, haven\u2019t lived up to our highest ideals, and that means respecting the rights of people, granted to them in the Constitution, to peacefully protest.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hammer thrower Gwen Berry received significant backlash after turning her back to the flag during the U.S. national anthem on Saturday.\u201cBerry placed third in the hammer throw on Saturday, qualifying &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2281562,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/og-default.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Gwen Berry Blasted For Anthem Protest: \u2018Try This S***\u2019 In \u2018An Actually Oppressive Country\u2019","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-575774","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/og-default.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Gwen Berry Blasted For Anthem Protest: \u2018Try This S***\u2019 In \u2018An Actually Oppressive Country\u2019","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/575774","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=575774"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/575774\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2281562"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=575774"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=575774"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=575774"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}