Sports teams issue statement over rapper after ‘F**k America!’ rant

Two sports teams issued a joint statement after 41-year-old rapper Macklemore’s anti-American rhetoric was once again put on display.

The artist, whose real name is Benjamin Hammond Haggerty, performed at the “Palestine Will Live Forever Festival” in Seattle, Washington where he reportedly shouted “f**k America to thunderous applause,” according to journalist Cam Higby who posted video of the moment on X. He claimed that proceeds from the event would go to several organizations including the controversial United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA), which Israel has said works with Hamas. “The U.N. itself announced in August that nine UNRWA staffers would be fired due to possible involvement in the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas terror attack on Israel,” Fox News reported.

Macklemore is also part of the ownership group of two sports teams, NHL’s Seattle Kraken and MLS’ Seattle Sounders FC. The teams issued a joint statement after the anti-American sentiments began to spark backlash.

“We believe that sports bring people together and unite us. We are aware of Macklemore’s increasingly divisive comments, and they do not reflect the values of our respective ownership groups, leagues, or organizations,” they said. “We are currently evaluating our collective options on this matter.”

X users were more than happy to show the rapper the door:

Does he know he can leave ASAP?
I’m sure he can afford the ticket to Gaza or Iran

— Fromafar (@Fromafar14) September 22, 2024

He’s been antisemitic for a long time. Tik Tok has helped the younger generation believe that America is bad. It’s a brainwashing of a generation. If he hates it so much here then why doesn’t he leave? No one is stopping him. He just likes the attention.

— AwesomeAnnie ️ (@peachbuttercup) September 22, 2024

Ok then give-up even one of your American privileges, all the $$$ you’ve made in this capitalist country – give it back to the Americans that supported you, and get the **** out of America! Ungrateful celebrities that spit in the face of the country that made them a celebrity are…

— Cindy Decker (@cindy_decker) September 22, 2024

I used to love Macklemore, his song Same Love is still a favorite of mine. Sad to see him gone this way.

— Ark (@ArkLupus) September 22, 2024

why is he in america?

embrace africa. go live in cuba. iran, north korea.

come to Brazil, go live in a favela!

— HueBot (@DcoRJ22) September 22, 2024

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— Alan McCright (@Alan_McCright) September 22, 2024

How fortunate he is to live in a country where you don’t get arrested and/or killed for saying this about said country. I wonder if the places he doesn’t hate are the same way

— Anna Lee – CRE Leasing Lawyer (@CRELeasingLawTX) September 24, 2024

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