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JD Vance condemns ‘disgraceful’ protests at WNBA Finals, says players need to show more respect
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players → condemn → respect
Vice President JD Vance sharply called out WNBA players in the league finals over skipping the national anthem during an interview Wednesday, calling them “disgraceful.”
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Vance → call → them
Players from both the Atlanta Dream and Golden State Valkyries have left the court during the national anthem before the first two games of the WNBA Finals, despite a rule in the league’s own rulebook specifically calling for players to stand and line up during the performance.
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players → leave → performance
“I think it’s disgraceful,” Vance told host Raymond Arroyo on “Arroyo Grande.”
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Vance → think → Grande
“I think that you should not express some criticism of a public policy of a given politician by disrespecting the country writ large.
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you → think → country
I mean, those women who play for the WNBA, think of the public safety, think of the incredible wealth and privilege, the amazing jobs that they have.
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they → mean → that
They have a lot to be grateful to the United States for, and I think that if they had a bit more of a spirit of gratitude, they’d be happier people, and they wouldn’t offend so many people as well.”
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they → have → people
Vance also appeared to cite Saint Augustine’s idea of Ordo Amoris, a concept from Catholic thought that Vance cited in 2025 to defend administration deportation policies.
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Vance → appear → policies
“I’ve gotten some trouble talking about this, but I’ll just talk about it again,” Vance said.
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Vance → get → it
“One of the ways I understand the Catholic understanding is that we have various orders of duty, and you know, our closest and most immediate duty, of course, is to our family and to the people in our immediate circle.
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duty → understand → circle
But we, of course, owe duties to the entire world.
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we → owe → world
We owe duties to the stranger.
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We → owe → stranger
But I also think a good and coherent understanding of the Christian self is that you are part of a national community.”
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you → think → community
He added, “Whether you were born in the United States or whether you came here by choice, this is your country.
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this → add → choice
And I think that we’re all meant to love it.
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we → think → it
We’re all meant to try to make it the best version of itself.
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it → mean → itself
But fundamentally, I think, without love of country, I think that you’re going to be a disordered human being.”
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you → think → country
Fox News Digital spoke to veteran GOP strategist Mary Marslender, who argued, like Vance, that the basketball players lack perspective on how great it is to live in the United States.
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it → speak → States
“The WNBA players are treating a country that has given them extraordinary privileges as if it were an oppressor, while ignoring that American women enjoy rights and opportunities that remain rare or nonexistent for most women elsewhere,” she said.
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she → treat → women
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Report → start → news
“They seem to forget that a league like the WNBA exists and its players can publicly dissent without fear of state reprisal solely because of these rights and opportunities.
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players → seem → rights
If these activists hate this country that much, they are free to leave it.
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they → hate → it
The rest of us are done with this disrespect.”
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rest → do → disrespect
Fox News Digital reached out to the WNBA, as well as the Women’s National Basketball Players Association, and did not receive an immediate reply.
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Digital → reach → reply
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