has no oppression, that fights every day to preserve every citizen s freedom, regardless of race, creed, culture, religion. i want to read this statement from berry. it says i feel like i ve earned the right to wear this uniform, i ll represent the oppressed people, that s been my message for the last three years, all those people who hate me, they aren t here, they can t affect me. i feel like people could argue it is affecting her because here we are still talking about it. and i am sick of talking about it, and i know everybody s sick of seeing it. i did a little bit of research into her last virtue signaling event and, i mean, where was this grandstanding outrage five years ago when she had the flag draped across her shoulders in d a big, beautiful smile. it just wasn t trendy to celebrate weakness like it is
emily: support the blue here and we re not afraid to say it. coming up, the international olympic committee investigating one american for the highest profile tokyo protest as gwen berry says that she represents the oppressed and has a new message for her critics. his musical stomach you can take out $50,000 or more. use it to improve your home, get the kitchen you ve always dreamed of, or have the security of cash in the bank. use your va home loan benefit at newday to get the financial security you and your family deserve. the newday100 va cash out loan.
gestures. this comes as the olympic hammer thrower gwen berry who turned her flag on the national anthem at the trials said she will continue to do what she s been doing saying, i feel that i ve earned the right to earn this uniform and i will represent the oppressed people. that has been my message for the last three years. all those people who hate me, they aren t here. they cannot affect me. lawrence, my question for these athletes protesting. i don t think is about anyone hitting anyone. i think it is about people in this country saying you have a first amendment right to speak and worship. we think of press, due process and you are competing against countries like china who have none of that. it is a complete disparity that seems to go unrecognized. lawrence: will say is that she may have earned the right to put that uniform on. she s a terrific athlete and no, i do not hate.
unusual request to abc news. in an e-mail obtained by fox news, abc deputy political director, avery harper, e-mailed the media dean in may asking why hanna jones wasn t granted tenure. the dean replied, quote, she deserves it, her package is perhaps the best i ve ever seen, protect nicole, she deserves it and i m doing all i can to make this right. unc eventually voted to grant her tenure, she turned them down, choosing to work for howard university. we ll talk about this with joe concha when he joins us live next hour. after making it through the qualifying round over the weekend, controversial olympic hammer thrower gwen berry said she earned the right to wear the u.s. olympic uniform despite turning away from the american flag during the national anthem at the olympic trials in june. joining me now to discuss is
brian: so the olympic torch has not even been lit yet but controversy heating up at the tokyo games from the u.s. women s soccer team yesterday to hammer thrower gwen berry during the trials. american athletes using exposure to preach political messages and social injustices? haven t we seen this before the year was 1968 tommy mitt smith and john car lois chose to demonstrate at the medal more important for him to point out the problems in america in that point. martin luther king jr. had just been assassinated. here is him talking about it this morning. the meld had no significance to me. that was my ticket to reach the victory stand. that was my essence and purpose going to the olympic games was to make a statement not to win a medal. britain brian and he still stands behind it today. one man who had an entirely different experience at those very same games was big george foreman won gold medalist at heavyweight proudly displayed