Two Republican lawmakers are calling for hammer thrower bronze medalist Gwendolyn Berry to be removed from the team after using her position in the U.S. Olympics as a vehicle for her activism. Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas) and Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) made similar comments over the June 26 incident when Berry decided to turn away from the American flag and place a black T-shirt over her head as the National Anthem was playing during the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials in Oregon. “We don’t need any more activist athletes,” Crenshaw said during an interview with Fox News on Monday. “She should be removed from the team,” the lawmaker argued. “The entire point of the Olympic team is to represent the United States of America. It’s the entire point.” Cotton expressed a similar view on Monday, explaining that he thinks it isn’t asking too much from athletes competing in the U.S. Olympics to “wear …
Veteran GOP Lawmakers Call for Gwen Berry’s Removal From US Olympic Team Over Anthem Protest
June 29, 2021
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