Sean Hannity Appears Startled After George Foreman Suggests Olympic Demonstration Caused Palestinians to Kill Israeli Athletes in 1972

George Foreman joined Sean Hannity on Fox News Monday night to discuss athletes using their Olympic platform to take political stances. While they both condemned the idea of sports and politics intersecting, the Fox News host was speechless after Foreman explained why he’s against athlete protests.

During the interview, Hannity suggested no good comes out of mixing politics with sports, a recurring point of contention as many American athletes demand social and racial equality.

“No good has ever come out of it,” Foreman agreed, but the grill master and former heavyweight champ turned up the heat for his next statement when he linked two seemingly unrelated Olympic events.

In 1968, American Olympians Tommie Smith and John Carlos won the gold and bronze medals respectively in the 200-meter race. Standing on the podium, both athletes raised their fists as a demonstration of racial equality.

Four years later, the Munich massacre occurred during the 1972 Summer Olympics, when 11 Israeli athletes were taken hostage and killed by a Palestinian terrorist group. Foreman decided to egregiously connect the two events.

“I remember John Carlos and Tommie Smith. I don’t know how dedicated they were, but they put on a demonstration that’s still talked about,” Foreman said. “It was so great that the world saw it and they went down to Germany and killed those kids representing Israel.”

“That’s what demonstration will get you,” Foreman continued. “It shouldn’t be in sports. Should take it out. Let us go over there and have a good time and stay out of politics because it’s a dangerous thing.”

Hannity didn’t seem fully prepared for Foreman’s response. The Fox News was briefly speechless, making no mention of Foreman’s correlation, and instead transitioned to athletes being hurt by dwindling TV ratings.

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