Conservative tennis pro Tennys Sandgren attacked by media

Tennys Sandgren, a conservative Christian Trump backer, was attacked because of his Twitter account activity and interest in various perspectives. Sandgren, from Tennessee, has emerged this month as a rising force in the tennis world with his stunning quarterfinal run at the Australian Open which includes upset wins against former champion Stanislas Wawrinka and high seed Dominic Thiem in the round of sixteen. Sandgren, 26, will play Hyeon Chung for a spot in the semifinals.

Sandgren handled the media badgering with the finesse of a veteran professional...

Q. The rise in your profile has grown attention to your social media output, which includes some political figures who might be considered outside the mainstream, for instance, John 15, Nicholas Fuentes, who I believe attended the white nationalist rally in Charlottesville. Do you not think you should be concerned about linking your social media?
TENNYS SANDGREN: Is that linking?

Q. I know you've written on your bio, not endorsements, but there is a regular pattern. Someone like Mike Curnovic (phonetic) on your feed. I believe you debated Pete Segate (phonetic).
TENNYS SANDGREN: Debated? That's interesting, okay.

Q. There was an exchange at some point. Were you concerned about having yourself connected to some of these controversial figures?
TENNYS SANDGREN: I mean, no, I'm not concerned about it.

Look, who you follow on Twitter I feel doesn't matter even a little bit. What information you see doesn't dictate what you think or believe. I think it's crazy to think that. I think it's crazy to assume that. To say, well, he's following X person, so he believes all the things that this person believes, I think it's ridiculous. I think that's ridiculous.

That's not how information works. If you watch a news channel, you wouldn't then say that person who is watching the news channel thinks everything that news channel puts out. You wouldn't think that.

No, I'm not concerned about it. And I don't think any kind of engagement in that way dictates that you then are right in there with that particular person. I don't think it works that way. I don't see it as working that way.

I mean, you can ask me about my beliefs on things, that's cool. But I think to lump in and say, You follow this person, so then wow, who are you? Ask me who I am. I'm perfectly fine answering those kinds of questions.

Q. Do you feel you support some of the alt-right movement?
TENNYS SANDGREN: No, I don't. I don't. I find some of the content interesting. But no, I don't, not at all. As a firm Christian, I don't support things like that, no. I support Christ and following Him. That's what I support. Thanks, though.


It's kind of funny how the reporters tried to ambush Sandgren and how well he handled it. Does reading about mafia or drug cartels make one linked to it? Does attending a strip club automatically link one to sexual perversion? Does liking Woody Allen movies link one to being a sexual degenerate? We all have to search for the truth and try to figure out our own philosophies - and not accept the indoctrination the media agendas try to ram down our throats.

Credit to Tennys Sandgren for being a free spirit and a free thinker, not afraid to seek the truth.

 

Welcome to social media.

https://deadspin.com/what-does-pizzagate-truther-tennys-sandgren-find-inter-1822301544

 

He was interviewed, not attacked.