Andy Roddick & Martina Navratilova take digs at Donald Trump as former US President claims 'smart immigrants' are entering America through 'phone app'
Andy Roddick and Martina Navratilova recently criticized Republican candidate Donald Trump for claiming that immigrants were entering the United States through smartphone apps. The 78-year-old also stated that many people don’t even know what a phone app is.
Donald Trump is running in the US presidential election as the Republican nominee, with JD Vance as his vice-presidential candidate. Meanwhile, current Vice President Kamala Harris is seeking the presidency as the Democratic nominee after current President Joe Biden withdrew from the race.
Amid the presidential election, tennis figures, including Martina Navratilova and former US Open champion Andy Roddick, have consistently criticized Donald Trump. Last month, Roddick slammed the former President for referring to the U.S. as a 'third-world nation' during an election rally in Asheville, North Carolina.
The 2003 US Open champion seized another opportunity to take a subtle dig at Trump after his claims about how immigrants enter the United States. Watch the clip shared on X below:
"They have a phone app so the people can come into our country. These are smart immigrants I guess, because most people don't have any idea what the hell a phone app is," Trump said in a recent rally.
Roddick later responded to Trump's remarks on X.
"I feel like most people know what a phone app is," he wrote.
Moreover, 18-time Grand Slam champion Martina Navratilova criticized Trump as well, sarcastically pointing out that most people know what phone apps are.
"Actually, very few people DONT KNOW what a phone app is… He is as thick as two short planks," she wrote.
Andy Roddick criticized Donald Trump for calling the first Presidential debate with Kamala Harris "Rigged"
The first presidential debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump took place on September 10. Abortion, foreign policy, and immigration were among the discussion topics. Later, in an interview with Fox News, Trump expressed his grievances about the debate, criticizing ABC News' moderators and accusing it of being "rigged."
In response, Roddick highlighted Trump's tendency to blame others. He opined on X:
"Everything is rigged. Always someone else’s fault ……. Got the Q’s before is a fun storyline that going around. Who could’ve guessed they were gonna talk about economy, immigration, abortion, Jan 6, Ukraine etc."
Andy Roddick added that the debate questions were basic and predictable, questioning how Trump could be surprised by them.
"They were the most basic and obvious debate questions ……. There were zero gotcha questions. I don’t understand how someone running for president could’ve possibly been surprised by what was asked. Unless they’re just painfully lazy and incapable or organizing a thought," the former World No. 1 said.
The result of the United States presidential election is scheduled to be announced on Tuesday, November 5.