Former Army Ranger and NFL Player ‘Very Upset’ Biden Admin Supports Olympian Who Snubbed Flag

A former NFL player and retired U.S. Army Ranger criticized the Biden administration for sticking up for anti-American Olympian Gwen Berry, who turned her back on the American flag this past weekend during the U.S. Olympic trials.

Jake Bequette, a former player for the New England Patriots and the University of Arkansas Razorbacks as well as a retired Army first lieutenant, called Berry’s actions “very upsetting” during a conversation with “Fox & Friends” on Tuesday.

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“I was very blessed to be able to play football for the University of Arkansas and for the New England Patriots. And standing there on the sideline before a game watching that flag wave while the national anthem played always filled me with pride,” he said.

“And I felt that way because I thought about the generations of warriors who fought and died to make this country free, and to give we as athletes the opportunity to play a game that we loved.”

Bequette earned a championship ring in 2015 after the Patriots defeated the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl XLIX. After he left football behind, he joined the Army and fought in Iraq.

“earing that flag on my shoulder serving in Iraq with the 101st Airborne Division was the greatest honor of my life,” he said of the experience.

“It makes me very upset to see some athletes and even President Biden blatantly disrespecting our flag and the great country that flag stands for,” he added.

“So if Gwen Berry wants to you know, if she hates this country so much, then she should quit the U.S. Olympic team and go compete somewhere else.”