There have been a few instances of American Olympic athletes trashing America while overseas. There are even instances of journalists basically trying to bait them into doing it.
Most Americans do not approve of this kind of behavior. These athletes are representatives of the country. It’s an honor and it comes with certain responsibilities, so naturally, people are calling them out for this.
And of course, the ladies of The View are defending these athletes. They try to frame it as a free speech issue. Do you think they would do that if this was happening while Obama was president? No way.
NewsBusters reports:
During their Presidents Day episode on Monday, ABC’s The View made it clear that they believed only some criticisms were worth the breathe used to make them. The cast didn’t really like that some Americans dared to criticize those Olympic athletes who used their opportunity on the world stage to criticize the country they were there to represent. They also suggested that when President Trump left office, citizens would rush out into the streets to tear down his name and statues.
After moderator Whoopi Goldberg mocked Vice President V.D. Vance for getting booed at the opening ceremony and suggesting Trump was just the “president of ICE agents,” co-host Ana Navarro spoke up first to lash and suggest something was “wrong with you” if you didn’t hate the Trump administration:
And I think, you know, my question is, if you’re not having mixed feelings about loving your country and being proud of your country, but disdaining what this government is doing, what the hell is wrong with you?
One of the things that distinguishes America is our right to free speech. And that includes athletes, that includes actors, that includes every single American. There’s places in the world where if athletes did what these athletes did in Italy, they would be jailed or tortured or killed. But not in the United States. And I think that they — they are articulating what a lot of Americans are feeling.
Watch below:
The View’s Ana Navarro: “If you’re not having mixed feelings about loving your country and being proud of your country, but disdaining what this government is doing, what the hell is wrong with you?!” pic.twitter.com/OPvpsWUEE3
— Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) February 16, 2026
Here’s the part with Whoopi:
Whoopi demands you stop criticizing Olympic athletes who are criticizing American overseas because they have the right to criticize.
Are some criticizers better than others? pic.twitter.com/A6S0PBA0FC— Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) February 16, 2026
If this is all about free speech, then the Americans who are criticizing these athletes have the same rights.
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