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   Newsmax Guest Cooks Up Absolutely Wild Plan To Test U.S. Olympians'   
   'Patriotism'   
   Evita Duffy-Alfonso, the daughter of Trump Transportation Secretary   
   Sean Duffy and Fox News' Rachel Campos-Duffy, drew condemnation online.   
   By Lee Moran   
   HuffPost.com   
   Feb 19, 2026, 02:21 AM EST   
      
   A guest on the conservative news network Newsmax on Wednesday suggested   
   that American athletes should be politically vetted before being   
   allowed to compete for the country at the Olympics.   
      
   "I don't know why we don't start vetting these Olympians before they   
   actually start to represent us overseas for their patriotism," said   
   Evita Duffy-Alfonso, the daughter of Transportation Secretary Sean   
   Duffy and Fox News host Rachel Campos-Duffy.   
      
   The proposal came during a discussion with host Carl Higbie about   
   figure skater Amber Glenn, who was one of a number of U.S. athletes to   
   call out President Donald Trump's administration ahead of the Games.   
   Despite high hopes, she placed 13th in the short program.   
      
   Higbie said: "She was a three-time reigning champ and was expected to   
   at least win a medal. She flopped, got 13th place. So I'm thinking to   
   myself, maybe she should focus on doing what she came there for rather   
   than political bashing of the Trump administration?"   
      
   Duffy-Alfonso, who is married to Trump-endorsed Wisconsin congressional   
   candidate Michael Alfonso, then called for the political screening of   
   athletes representing the United States.   
      
   She later cited an article by The Federalist's Sean Fleetwood, adding:   
   "He said the patriotic thing to do is actually to root against these   
   unpatriotic Olympians because they're going out bashing us. Why should   
   we cheer for them? Why should we want them to win? It's absurd."   
      
   Critics on social media quickly pushed back, calling the idea   
   unconstitutional and antithetical to the spirit of the Olympic Games.   
      
       Could you just leave them alone? The Olympics aren't about   
   patriotism you fools. And when did any of you last land a triple double   
   or a quad? STFU   
       - Sandi Bohle, MA, MFA, AMFT (@Solasdesigns) February 19, 2026   
      
       One of the most patriotic things you can do is hold our government   
   accountable.   
       - ALWarLegal (@ALWarLegal) February 19, 2026   
      
       They are vetted it's called winning championships   
       - Leslie Marshall (@LeslieMarshall) February 19, 2026   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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