Look, America is pretty cool and great, and sports are fun, and the Olympics are a good time to root for your home team regardless of which home team that is. And I'm all for a little sarcastic jingoism because trash-talk is fun and stuff.
But really, let "the world's greatest athlete" root for his damn wife, OK?
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