Novak Djokovic had to withdraw from the ongoing US Open after he was not allowed to participate due to being unvaccinated against Covid 19
Novak Djokovic‘s entry restriction into the United States owing to his unvaccinated status was discussed during a press briefing at the White House this week. The Serbian tennis superstar withdrew from the ongoing US Open late last week after he was convinced that he would not be able to enter the country in time for the tournament due to the vaccine mandate.
One of the reporters in attendance during the White House briefing posed a question to White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre about “a world-class tennis player” being unable to enter the country as an unvaccinated non-citizen.
Fans react to the White House Press Secretary’s response on being questioned about Novak Djokovic situation at the US Open
Most of the fans are not happy that Djokovic wasn’t allowed to participate due to his vaccination status while few others have contradicting opinions.
“I like how she turns pages and doesn’t look at them”, wrote an unhappy fan, taking a dig at the Press Secretary.
“Say the name so I can stall while telling you I can’t comment on specific individuals”, wrote another fan, trolling Jean-Pierre’s response.
“How come migrants are allowed to come into this country unvaccinated, but world class tennis players are not?” KARINE JEAN-PIERRE: Not sure”, wrote another fan.
“Each immigrant is tested upon arrival during the first stage of the vetting process.If tested positive they are put in isolation. Those arriving may not have had the opportunity to get vaccinated. A world class tennis player has and had ample opportunities but chose not to”, tweeted a fan, with a contradicting opinion.
“‘not sure’ isn’t even CLOSE to what she actually said. What she said was that the US Govt. does not comment on medical info regarding a specific individual. RNC Research is lying, as always, read another tweet.
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