Overview
- In the video released Wednesday by the nonprofit Home of the Brave, Navratilova says she will not be cowed after fleeing a totalitarian regime and calls the administration’s approach authoritarian.
- She declares herself “pissed off as hell” about what she calls widespread capitulation to President Trump by legal firms, schools, politicians and companies.
- Navratilova says she is proud to be American yet embarrassed by what Trump is doing to the country, adding that she would not choose to live in the United States if today’s conditions existed when she defected.
- Urging civic engagement, she calls speaking out the patriotic response, encourages people to keep protesting and tells viewers they can find ways to make a difference.
- Coverage identifies Home of the Brave as a nonprofit running ads critical of Trump’s second term and notes Navratilova’s stature as an 18-time major champion with a career Grand Slam and her 2023 cancer battle.