Actor and WWE star John Cena was slammed online starting late Monday evening and continuing well into Tuesday morning after apologizing to communist China for calling Taiwan a “country.”
Cena called Taiwan a “country” during a promotional video for his upcoming movie “Fast & Furious 9.” In his apology, Cena said [emphasis added]:
Hi China, I’m John Cena. I’m in the middle of Fast and Furious 9 promotions. I’m doing a lot of interviews. I made a mistake in one of my interviews. Everyone was asking me if I could use Chinese – [movie] staff gave me a lot of information, so there was a lot of interviews and information.
I made one mistake. I have to say something very, very, very important now. I love and respect China and Chinese people. I’m very, very sorry about my mistake. I apologize, I apologize, I’m very sorry. You must understand that I really love, really respect China and the Chinese people. My apologies. See you.
The following are just a small sample of the types of responses that Cena received over his apology:
Josh Jordan: “China neutered John Cena for the entire world to see.”
China neutered John Cena for the entire world to see https://t.co/dqkFFz23wL
— The Darkest Timeline Numbersmuncher (@NumbersMuncher) May 25, 2021
John Cardillo: “@JohnCena is China’s b***h. Taiwan is a country.”
“I made one mistake. I have to say something very, very, very important now. I love and respect China and Chinese people. I’m very, very sorry about my mistake. I apologize, I apologize, I’m very sorry."@JohnCena is China’s bitch.
Taiwan is a country. https://t.co/MKRc9b24Ea
— John Cardillo (@johncardillo) May 25, 2021
Andrew Egger: “Oh good, another one of these utterly embarrassing bow-and-scrape ‘please don’t stop buying our product China!’ cycles”
Oh good, another one of these utterly embarrassing bow-and-scrape "please don't stop buying our product China!" cycles https://t.co/BAamfr933r
— Andrew Egger (@EggerDC) May 25, 2021
AG Conservative: “Pathetic, but not nearly as pathetic as the companies who make these movies bending over at every request from the CCP and then lecturing Americans about the immorality of completely average laws they don’t like in places like Georgia and Texas.”
Pathetic, but not nearly as pathetic as the companies who make these movies bending over at every request from the CCP and then lecturing Americans about the immorality of completely average laws they don’t like in places like Georgia and Texas. https://t.co/DZF9uKsN4n
— AG (@AGHamilton29) May 25, 2021
Jack Posobiec: “This is called a kowtow. It is not something a champion would do.”
This is called a kowtow
It is not something a champion would do https://t.co/nhoRYqITCn
— Jack Poso 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) May 25, 2021
Annika H Rothstein: “Two thoughts here: 1. Taiwan is in fact a country 2. John Cena is in fact a cowardly, dictatorship-hugging piece of 💩”
Two thoughts here:
1. Taiwan is in fact a country
2. John Cena is in fact a cowardly, dictatorship-hugging piece of 💩 https://t.co/hE84PE2bwt— Annika H Rothstein (@truthandfiction) May 25, 2021
Logan Dobson: “Are Hollywood types not embarrassed by this? It’s obviously embarrassing, I just wonder if folks selling out to a genocidal regime for extra box office juice have the capacity to feel that.”
https://twitter.com/LoganDobson/status/1397157462017552387
Joe Walsh: “Pathetic @JohnCena . Just pathetic.”
Pathetic @JohnCena. Just pathetic. https://t.co/D29EOAaqaE
— Joe Walsh (@WalshFreedom) May 25, 2021
Ian Miles Cheong: “Speaking as a Chinese person, John Cena is a coward for erasing an entire nation.”
Speaking as a Chinese person, John Cena is a coward for erasing an entire nation. https://t.co/CMOni6x3k0
— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) May 25, 2021
Arthur Bloom: “They got John Cena’s balls locked in a vault in Beijing somewhere, gonna need an action movie about recovering them.”
They got John Cena’s balls locked in a vault in Beijing somewhere, gonna need an action movie about recovering them https://t.co/3vFLtbOefD
— Arthur Bloom (@j_arthur_bloom) May 25, 2021
Rebeccah Heinrichs: “There’s one in front of the camera but many more who support it. Really shameful.”
https://twitter.com/RLHeinrichs/status/1397157088208506882
Steve Deace: “Underneath all those muscles just another mangina snowflake.”
Underneath all those muscles just another mangina snowflake. https://t.co/kE6OTndEoi
— Steve Deace (@SteveDeaceShow) May 25, 2021
Tim Murtaugh: “John Cena gives China the special NBA treatment.”
John Cena gives China the special NBA treatment. https://t.co/tJutqm9hHI
— Tim Murtaugh (@TimMurtaugh) May 25, 2021
Jonah Goldberg: “Narrator: Taiwan is, in fact, a country.”
Narrator: Taiwan is, in fact, a country. https://t.co/4ymOX9hAYz
— Jonah Goldberg (@JonahDispatch) May 25, 2021
Rita Panahi: “Cowardly. LeBron Cena.”
Cowardly. LeBron Cena. https://t.co/iemdxIbB6t
— Rita Panahi (@RitaPanahi) May 25, 2021
Brian Kilmeade: “Pathetic….be a tough guy off camera too!!”
Pathetic….be a tough guy off camera too!! https://t.co/Vrt4OXGb6B
— Brian Kilmeade (@kilmeade) May 25, 2021
Mark Wallace: “Absolutely pathetic, @JohnCena . Maybe call the next film Desperate and Spineless?”
Absolutely pathetic, @JohnCena. Maybe call the next film Desperate and Spineless? https://t.co/D9rozaRu5t
— Mark Wallace (@wallaceme) May 25, 2021
Lev Nachman: “Barbara Streisand not backing down after tweeting in support of Taiwan while John Cena sheepishly apologizes for suggesting Taiwan exists is proof Barbara is the stronger fighter.”
Barbara Streisand not backing down after tweeting in support of Taiwan while John Cena sheepishly apologizes for suggesting Taiwan exists is proof Barbara is the stronger fighter.
— Lev Nachman (@lnachman32) May 25, 2021
Dan Gainor: “. @JohnCena just turned his back on every American fan he had.”
https://twitter.com/dangainor/status/1397056465626615809
