Update: U.S. Women’s Soccer Team Denies Claim that Players Humiliated Veteran Playing National Anthem

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The U.S. Soccer teams denies that the video shows any players disrespecting World War II veteran Pete DuPré and posted a video of players, including Megan Rapinoe, greeting him and signing a ball.

UPDATE (7/6/2021): The U.S. Soccer teams denies that the video shows any players disrespecting World War II veteran Pete DuPré and posted a video of players, including Megan Rapinoe, greeting him and signing a ball. News Punch’s story did not explicitly state that the players disrespected Pete DuPré. It stated that some players disrespected the American flag. The video shows some players did not face the flag as Pete DuPré played the national anthem on the harmonica.

Original story continues below.

The US Women’s soccer team played against Mexico in East Hartford, Connecticut in a pre-Olympic sendoff game before heading to Japan.

WATCH:

https://twitter.com/espn/status/1412159416896458758

Breitbart.com reports: : Several members of the U.S. Women’s National Team (USWNT) did not face the flag as a 98-year-old WWII veteran played the national anthem.

The incident occurred Monday, just before the USWNT took-on Mexico in their final tune-up before the Tokyo Olympics.

https://twitter.com/RichardGrenell/status/1412158519135006721

A longer version of the video can be seen here:

https://twitter.com/espn/status/1412159416896458758

The veteran playing the harmonica is Pete DuPré, who has gained national notoriety playing the anthem at sporting events all over the country. The USWNT protest on Monday was not the first time U.S. athletes have snubbed the flag while qualifying for the Olympics. In late June, hammer thrower Gwen Berry also turned away from the flag during the playing of the national anthem.

Monday’s incident sparked intense backlash on Twitter.

The U.S. Women’s National Team defeated Mexico 4-0.

1 Comment

  1. They should turn away They arent what soldiers died for Sorry but woman acting like men was what the communists a d fascists and socialists stood for .Out tbe in the paddocks with the plough in work boots and in the army now .All that was what separated is from them .And centralised control with big brother surveillance and self policing communities of comrades all in the mob . They were the differences . .

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