Michelle Obama raced to Simone Biles‘ protection Tuesday … praising her for bowing to her competitor on an Olympics podium this week — simply hours after an NFL star known as the act “disgusting.”
Biles — alongside her Group USA squadmate, Jordan Chiles — bent the knee for Rebeca Andrade following the Brazilian’s win in Paris on Monday within the ground occasion … and Baltimore Ravens nook Marlon Humphrey was pissed over it.
As pictures of Biles and Chiles kneeling with their arms up towards Andrade made their means round X … the three-time Professional Bowler wrote, “That is actually disgusting.”
Appears Obama could not have disagreed extra, nonetheless … as the previous First Woman took to her personal X web page to applaud the gymnasts for the transfer.
“I’m nonetheless not over this stunning second of sisterhood and sportsmanship!” she stated on the social media app some 24 hours after Humphrey posted his criticism.
“You possibly can simply really feel the love shining by these women. Congrats Rebeca, Jordan and Simone!”
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For Biles’ half, she defended her actions as among the backlash initially kicked up on the web … saying she was merely making an attempt to help her fellow opponents and provides “them their flowers” once they earn them.
“She had one of the best ground routine of that day — of the Olympics,” Biles stated. “So it is like, yeah, she deserved it.”
As for Humphrey, he was broadly panned for his critique — and issues obtained so unhealthy for him, he wrote in a follow-up publish, “I’m lowkey getting cooked proper now.”
