Many people got all over Gabby Douglas on Twitter after she refused to put her hand over her heart for the national anthem. This was just after her team captured the gold medal. She placed her hands to the side instead of over her heart.
Here are some of the reactions on Twitter.
https://twitter.com/trueblueaggie12/status/763132477359529985?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
https://twitter.com/kayla_shults/status/763132146454331392?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
https://twitter.com/Lady_Fife/status/763131680005566464?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
Gabby Douglas refused to place her hand over her heart during the medal ceremony. Straight disrespect! #gabbydouglas #TeamUSAgymnastics
— Michael Clay (@michaelclayatc) August 9, 2016
https://twitter.com/heymanitsdan/status/763130768721838080?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
https://twitter.com/emmakjar14/status/763130513485770752?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
Gabby did have a response:
#GoUSA❗️ #TeamUSA❗️ #FinalFive❗️ 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/vzhFZxYOWb
— Gabby Douglas (@gabrielledoug) August 10, 2016
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