dan crenshaw wants gwen berry kicked off the olympic team. okeism and anti-racism. he might have had an interesting conversation with berry about that. that won't happen. maybe one day the patriotism crowd will wake up and peel themselves away from the language and intimidations of george wallace, the key phrase at the end there. >> you know, gwen berry is now saying what she is upset about are a couple of lines in the star-spangled banner. those verses are almost -- i don't think they're ever used. when "the star spangled banner" is sung or performed it is always that first verse. scholars have dug into meaning of what disturbs her. she does not hate the country. dan crenshaw has his own freedom of speech and can say whatever he wants in this situation. the person that i feel is really hurt the most in all of this is deanna price, who is also a hammer thrower. she broke several records in those olympic trials. she is the person that you don't see in this picture and see is -- there is another picture of her waving an american flag. maybe this

>> >> this was an attention seeking display by gwen berry.at all. she was a third place finisher. we probably wouldn't know her name if not for this little stunt she pulled. it would be great if weekend talk 'her accolades for her love of country and the united states. of course that is not the case. when it comes to president biden and the democrats as a whole and how they responded to the situation and others, this is the american apology tour 2.0. and at this point president biden should just let aoc and the squad do his bidding and speak for him. because they are running the show. we know that this administration has been placating to the movement. placating to blm since day one and they certainly cannot reverse that whatever the movement decides to do. whatever woke culture decides to do, this administration is going to fall in lock step with that it's not at all surprising but certainly disgraceful. todd: ilhan omar said every illegal immigrant in the united states should have a pathway to citizenship. here is her tweet. we must create

gwen berry turned her back on the u.s. flag during the national anthem reporter felicia bolton has the athletes we action and also a message from the white house. >> it's just like on the type of it's this moment that has millions around the world talking olympic athlete gwen berry turned her back to the united states flag during the national anthem. then she places a black t-shirt. reading activists athlete over her head. all of this happening after she earned the 3rd spot on team usa for her hammer throw. she says the move was on bland. it was funny because they said that they were going to play before we actually walked out. and then it just so happened that they played it when we were out there. >> so, you know, this want to talk about the anthem because that's not important. the anthem not speak to me and never earlier in the week. she raised her fist international olympic committee has rules against these types of demonstrations. the ban applies to athletes protesting inside of stadiums at ceremonies or on podiums po

hammer thrower gwen berry turned away from the flag during olympic trials.e walked out. u.s. track and field said it was played according to schedule. >> i never said that i hated the country. never said that. all i said was, i respect my people enough to not stand or acknowledge something that disrespects them. i love my people, point, blank, period. >> whatever the reason and whatever you may think of berry's protest, it is protected under one of the basic tenet of this democracy, free speech. unless, of course, you disagree with her point of view. >> if miss berry is so embarrassed by america, then there is no reason she needs to compete for our country. >> exactly. >> she should be removed from the olympic team. >> that is republican senator tom cotton, the same tom cotton who vehemently denounced being canceled for speaking your mind. >> this is no laughing matter because the cancel culture threatens the very principles of free inquiry and open debate upon which our society is based. >> the same tom cotton who railed against being canceled after "the ne

as for the controversy and gwen berry she made this moment about herself.aying it anyway. she was hot and didn't want to be on the podium. that's not leadership. that's a tantrum. it is unfortunate. she is a great american success story and she is living proof that the color of your skin doesn't matter in this country. if you are willing to work really hard and dedicate your life to something, which she did and good for her for doing that, you can accomplish anything. while she is saying black people are oppressed in this country she is living proof that hard work and dedication goes a long way. >> dana: dan crenshaw said this yesterday. >> we don't need anymore activist athletes. she should be removed from the olympic team. the entire point is to represent the united states of america. >> dana: there is also this, carley. there is drama in the u.k. with the royals. >> princess diana's statue unveiling is happening thursday to mark her 60th birthday. it is a big event for the royal family especially her two sons harry and william who have commissioned this

jeanine: with shocking about the gwen berries isn't that she's entitled leftist to despises this country out of its way to torrent further anyone who criticizes her. listen to what liberals sports bribes intelligent and why wrote in the washington post, quote, there goes a dangerous black athlete betraying america come every time one of them stages of protest some white politician as the sudden authoritarian urge to call for their banishment is gwen berries no one's internal enemy, especially -- today's flagpole stabbings standards but representative van crenshaw server and by her that is demand the removal from the us olympic team. here is former nfl player in utah congressman burgess owens, and super bowl champion and retired u.s. army ranger. is your disagreement with glenn barry based on her race? >> know. it has to do with the recently have olympics in the first place, there's a reason every country comes with their colors, their flag. it is about love of the nation and patriotism. i tell you what is going to happen. she will be a small footnote, people will forget her soon but the

gwen berry doubled down on her disdain for the national anthem yesterday. >> if you know your historyu know the third paragraph speaks to in america, our bug being slain. it's disrespectful, and it doesn't speak to black americans. it's obvious, there's no question. >> judge jeanine: congressman, is it true there's no question? do you find this disrespectful? >> no, it's very obviously ignorant of american history. it was something that karl marx said playback, the first battlegrounds of american history. colleges are producing people like this to grow out and live the american dream and have no clue of -- including black americans who made the sacrifice to live the lives we live right now. i lived it, understand it. what she's doing right now is upfront. to every single generation of black americans who stood for this country and believed in meritocracy and prove themselves to be worthy to be called americans. >> judge jeanine: joy behar thinks quintin berry is actually a patriot. to take a look at this. >> tested the very basis of patriotism and the country. she's doing her patrioti

gwen berry got third place. >>> she said she felt set up. her head with a t-shirt that said activeist at least. she said the anthem never spoke for her and she is competing for those who died due to systemic racism. here is fox news' tie russ on the protest. >> -- tyrus on the protest. >> jessie owens, they had issues, they fought, they wanted dignity but they also wanted a seat at the table, wanted to show how much they loved their country and how much they belonged and they fought for it. this isn't it, with a professional athlete being a citizen, taking a he respectful knee during the flag. she turned her back on the flag. she was upset they had the gall to -- what song do you think would play at the olympics? this very simply why are you even competing in the olympics if you hate the flag and the country so much. jillian: a former soccer player was removed from the council last week after he made a speech against repealing an anthem kneeling ban. he will join us with his response. a louisiana veteran is honored with a purple heart after

i also believe that if gwen berry wants to be the next colin kaepernick she's going to have to get somery negative thing that was said about her, "i don't hate america" is not something you want to explain over and over again. >> harold: should she get a second chance to redo this? she's young, she seems to be inexperienced, should she get a second chance? >> jesse: i don't know what a second chance means, she has to get back on the podium and place and maybe she gets another shot. honestly, she reminds me of omar. maybe she doesn't hate the country, harold, but she sure gives me the impression that she hates the country. when you're writing in the, someone on a trip and you're listening to the radio and every single time a country music song comes on they change the channel. you may not hate country music but you're giving me the impression that you hate country music. when she says "i respect my people," she's talking about black people, not my people the american people and if she's really about respect she would've respected the flag, the country and the other athletes who were on t

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gwen berry won bronze and wear a t-shirt saying "activist athlete." says the anthem does not speak for her and that she represents those killed by systemic racism. it's not the first time she's use the podium to protest racism, she raised her to step the pan american games to go years ago. tomi, it seems to me that the athlete is making this all about herself, she says it was a "disrespectful move by the u.s. olympic trial organizers" and that they deliberately played the anthem when she was coming to the podium to, as she said, make a point and stir the pot toward her, your thoughts? >> tomi: they already made a comment saying they had the national anthem scheduled to play at that time and the fact that she was set up assembly not true, imagine being a u.s. olympic athlete being triggered by our national anthem and feeling "pissed and set up" when the anthem played. you should get used to hearing it whether you like it or not, the rest of this country and your fellow athletes are not going to bow to your triggers but furthermore i understand that tha

news correspondent william la jeunesse tells us what gwen berry is upset about.l time and i'm proud to be a u.s. olympian. but you want to know what i think about racial injustice in america? it's [bleep] >> gwen berry posted this opinion piece in the "new york times" after the u.s. olympic committee suspended her for raising a fist during the national anthem in 2019. >> the freedom, liberty and justice for all, it is not for black people. >> over the weekend, berry did it again, this time turning her back on the flag at the olympic trials. reaction was swift. >> we don't need any more activist athletes. you know, she should be removed from the team. >> we have a culture now in our country and it's growing. a culture of people who disrespect our nation. disrespect our flag and disrespect our anthem. >> following her 2019 protest nike and verizon dropped berry but puma stepped in and supports her effort to abolish the olympic rule that bans political religious or racial demonstration during the games. >> i'm ready for tokyo 2021 and my next podium. when i get ther

thanks >> well, this morning there is both support and criticism after hammer thrower gwen berry posted or protested during the national anthem at the olympic trials. as you can see here in the shot. she turned her turn away from the flag during the national anthem and then put a shirt over her head for part of it, too. and that shirt had the words on it activist athlete yeah. it was printed on the front and raped overhead. felicia bolton takes a closer look. >> and how similar actions could cause athletes. and once the olympics begin in tokyo. their messages are clear. trucks start noah lyles and hammer thrower. gwen berry are using their spotlights for social justice during the olympic standing up for bigger issues. >> more important issues. >> i'm just happy to to be able to do that. on a big stage. it's a move if done at the olympics that could cost them their medals, rule. 50 says in addition to prohibiting commercial installations in advertising signs. >> no kind of demonstration or political religious or racial propaganda is permitted in any olympic sites venues or other areas. t

talk about olympic athlete gwen berry.d her black to the flag and doesn't support the anthem and put that black t-shirt over her head. it turns out she has been sponsored last september color of change. it's a left wing group that advocates for defunding the police. and they said that they are funding her through the end of the year. they applaud her leadership. she says she never said that she hated our country. listen. >> i never said that i didn't want to go to the olympic games. that's why i compete and got third and made the team. i never said that i hated the country. never said that all i said was i respect my people enough to not stand or acknowledge something that disrespects them. i love my point point blank period. if you know your history, you know the fourth song of the national anthem. the third paragraph slaves in america, our blood being slain and pill terred all over the floor. it's disrespectful and it does not speak for black americans. it's obvious there's no question. steve: okay. so she is being spons

gwen berry did. i never said i hated this country.my mouth but they can't. that's why i speak out. i love my people. all right? that's where she stands. the u.s.a. track and field statement made this statement the national anthem was scheduled to play at 5:20 we didn't wait for the it athletes on the podium for hammer award. it's played every day according to a previously published schedule. the fact is i'm not worried about the semantics of this or the schedule. the fact that she feels this way. and it nobody can protest their flag on the podiums. they just made that a universal rule. what's going to happen if she places and she does it again on the international stage? >> something should happen. they should bar her from competition at this point. when you become a member of a team, you cannot go out and protest against a team that you have become a member of. it just makes no sense at all. no matter what sports you are in. whether you are in the national football league or baseball. any sport. just the fact that we are having this

. >> this weekend gwen berry, who represents the united states on a hammer-throwing event, won a bronze medal at the trials, and then she turned her back on the flag. does president biden think that is appropriate behavior for someone who hopes to represent team usa? >> well, peter, i haven't spoken to president specifically about this, but i know he's incredibly proud to be an american, has great respect for the anthem and all that it represents, especially for our men and women serving in uniform all around the world. he would also say, of course, that part of that pride in our country means recognizing there are moments where we as a country haven't lived up to our highest ideals, and it means respecting the rights of people to peacefully protest. >> president biden and transportation secretary buttigieg examine rated lgbtq pride month if during a ceremony in the east room at the white house. ♪ ♪. ♪ ♪ ♪ [cheers and applause] >> good afternoon. please be seated. first of all, thanks to everyone here for the your leadership and your representation. and, mr. president if, thank you for

so if gwen berry wants to you know, if she hates this country so much.e somewhere else. brian: what do you say to her because people looking now to play devil's advocate say you never had to deal with segregation. you never had to go to the back of the bus in the 160s or were a slave in the 1850s. what's your reaction to that? >> look, we are all americans, brian, a we are all heirs of our national history, warts and all. i'm proud to be an american. and what's always filled me with pride about the sports and athletics is that are it is an institution that prizes meritocracy and team work and striving together towards a common goal. these are values that bring us together that unite us. they shouldn't divide us. i believe sports is something that should always unite us. brian: i want you to hear, this jalen rose, outstanding broadcaster. outstanding column and player in his own right said this about kevin love a white guy being added to team u.s.a. for the tokyo games. listen. >> kevin love is on the team because of tokenism. don't be scared to make an a

let's talk about gwen berry.t happy about standing on the platform has the national anthem was playing which apparently they play at the same time every day. there was nothing done specifically with regard to her. she said "i was pissed to be honest. anthem doesn't speak for me. my mission is bigger than sports. i am here to represent those who died due to systemic racism." we live in a country that thankfully has all kinds of free speech protections. >> yeah. a couple things. first, congrats to deanna price if i have that correct who apparently set the u.s. record and have the second-longest throw in history during the same event while this was going on. leaving aside the fact that i just learned that the hammer throw was an olympic sport and it doesn't involve actual hammers, i think the thing that startles about a lot of these recent arguments in the usa is the extreme level of sensitivity on display. you definitely do have an absolute right to protest but i'm not sure how any world-class athlete could feel bl

. >> this weekend gwen berry, who represents the united states on a hammer-throwing event, won a bronze medal at the trials, and then she turned her back on the flag. does president biden think that is appropriate behavior for someone who hopes to represent team usa? >> well, peter, i haven't spoken to president specifically about this, but i know he's incredibly proud to be an american, has great respect for the anthem and all that it represents, especially for our men and women serving in uniform all around the world. he would also say, of course, that part of that pride in our country means recognizing there are moments where we as a country haven't lived up to our highest ideals, and it means respecting the rights of people to peacefully protest. >> president biden and transportation secretary buttigieg examine rated lgbtq pride month if during a ceremony in the east room at the white

the shame of this is that all of this is focused on gwen berry when the woman in the middle with her see the joy in her eyes when they came back with the measurement. that was a stunning accomplishment. >> shannon: apparently she broke multiple records and multiple throws that would have put her in first place. so far ahead. let's hope she wins a medal. it would be great to cheer for her. >> john: that would be incredible. >> shannon: we have someone to cheer for in an event i didn't know about until a week ago. >> john: so what is on at "fox news at night?" >> shannon: we're going to see what the president had to say in selling his plan that defunding the police doesn't have a record. and now there's another variant after delta we're hearing about lambda. what do we need to know what is fact and what is fiction. >> john: this covid thing is a moving target. i appreciate what marty makary says. the science shows the vaccines protect against the variants. let's not go too far in restrictions. >> shannon: deal with facts and information. it wasn't that long ago that he admitted to movi

this weekend, gwen berry, who represents the united states as an olympian on the hammer throwing event, won a bronze medal at the trial and turned her back on the flag when the anthem was played. does the president think that's appropriate behavior when someone hopes to represent team usa? jen: i know the president has great respect for the anthem and all that it represents, especially or men and women serving in uniform all around the world. he'd also say, of course, part of that pride in our country means recognizing there are moments where we are as a country haven't lived up to our highest ideals and it means respecting the right of people granted in the constitution to peacefully protest. reporter: quickly on the covid crisis. jen: sure. reporter: you're planning a really large party at the white house. jen: yes. a party for frontline workers and men and women who served our country, yes. reporter: and also the national mall will be open. we are getting reports of increase cases of the delta variant. experts are now warning that those that got the j&j vaccine might actually need a

i want to ask you about the olympic hammer thrower gwen berry turned her back on the anthem.t know if she was bitter. she actually took a lot of positive attention away from the other two americans who placed first and second and destroyed all the chemistry that they had in the track and field female locker room in my opinion. how do you see it? >> yeah. i agree jesse. i don't think it's too much when athletes are competing to wear the stars and it stripes, to compete under the stars and stripes in the olympics for them to simply honor that flag and our anthem on the medal stand. ms. berry is so embarrassed by america, then there is no reason she needs to compete for our country. >> jesse: exactly. >> she should be removed in the olympic team. >> jesse: such a racist nation? why do you want to represent us in tokyo. makes no sense. i don't think she has ever thought of that. kamala not a great trip when she went down to the border or el paso airport and also when she went down to guatemala and mexico. it seems like she is getting demoted. they are sending dr. jill biden over

olympic hammer thrower gwen berry is facing backlash after turning her back to the u.s.g while the national anthem played during a medal ceremony at the u.s. olympic trials in eugene, oregon saturday. toward the end of the anthem, berry turned away from the flag and placed a black t-shirt with the words "activist athlete" on her head. following the nonviolent action, berry said -- "my purpose and my mission is bigger than sports. i am here to represent those who died due to systemic racism. that's the important part. that's why i'm going. that's why i'm here today." berry is a longtime activist, who famously raised her fist at the end of the star-spangled banner after winning gold at the 2019 pan american games. and those are some of the headlines. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman in new york, joined by my co-host juan gonzÁlez in new brunswick, new jersey. hi, juan. juan: hi, amy. welcome to all of our listeners and viewers from around the country and around the world. amy: in washington, d.c., hundreds of youth climate

this the white house defending olympic athlete gwen berry after she turned her back on it.ay of course part of that pride in our country means recognizing there are moments where we as a country haven't lived up to the highest idea and respecting rights of people granted to them in the constitution to peacefully protest. stuart: let's see if we get agreement, if you can't represent the country and flag at the olympics, why go? are we in sync on this one, brian. >> unbelievable. jen psaki for somebody did talk to the president she was reading something, am i correct? what are you reading? whose comments were they if they're not the president's comments. the president would say he loves the country. do you know any country that is perfect? all olympians love everything their country has done in the past, they agree on every war and conflict? abraham lincoln didn't agree on the war in mexico. we debate it. if you're at the point where you want to turn your back on the anthem and think it was a dirty trick we played it, i think you're in the wrong country. i welcome you to try

a controversy is brewing after olympic hammer thrower gwen berry turned her back on the u.s.ring the national anthem reporter felicia bolton has the athletes reaction today and the message from the white house. >> it's just like on the type of it's this moment that has millions around the world talking olympic athlete when barry turned her back to the united states flag during the national anthem. then she places a black t-shirt reading activists athlete over her head. all of this happening after she earned the 3rd spot on team usa for her hammer throw. she says the move was on bland. it was funny because they said that they were going to play before we actually walked out. and then it just so happened that they played it when we were out there. >> so, you know, this >> want to talk about the anthem because that's not important. the anthem not speak to me and never earlier in the week. she raised her fist international olympic committee has stern rules against these types of demonstrations. the ban applies to athletes protesting inside of stadiums at ceremonies or on podiums

stuart: gwen berry, is a u.s. olympian, the hammer throw is her event.ack on the flag and she covered her head with a t-shirt saying, athlete activist. well she was sharply criticized. this morning she responded by saying that i never said i hated this country. i love my people. okay, got that. she will be representing america at the tokyo olympics. lauren, she is getting all kinds of backlash from this i'm sure. lauren: absolutely is. california congressman tweets let's turn our backs on her and journalist david steinberg says, send the fourth place finisher instead. gwen berry has a world of options if she doesn't want to compete on our flags. not a penny taxpayer money should fund her campaign. this mapped at olympic trials. what will happen in tokyo? rule 50 essentially bans such demonstrations? stuart: is that right. lauren: very popular right nor now athletes to use the podium to express what they want to say. the olympics are non-political. you can't do that. stuart: supposed to be. lauren: will any do it in toke tokyo. they're not supposed to. th

gwen berry is speaking out after turning her back on the american flag during the national anthem.hated the country. never said that. all i said was i respect my people enough to not stand or being acknowledge something that disrespects them. if you know your history, you know the national anthem, third paragraph talks about slaves in america, our blood being slain and pilfered all over the floor. it is disrespectful and it does not speak for black americans. stuart: it has been revealed she is sponsored by, quote, color of change. that is a left-wing group that advocates defunding the police. with us tw shannon who joins us this morning. do you think she should be barred from the american team and tokyo olympics? >> stuart, thank you, first of all thank you for having me. she should be barred. every single american should stand for the national anthem. that is what we honor the sacrifices of american and women died, many of them were african-american by the way. i don't understand how anybody cannot stand for the national anthem. i get emotional every time i hear it. miss berry sa