Tennis legend Martina Navratilova says she wouldn’t choose to defect to US today under Trump

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Tennis legend Martina Navratilova said in a video advertisement that she would not defect to the United States if today's situation were around when she left Czechoslovakia.

Navratilova made the video for "Home of the Brave," an online community launched earlier this year that labels itself as a place for those who have been "hurt by the Trump administration." Navratilova has been a longtime critic of Trump.

In the video, Navratilova hinted at similarities she has seen between today's United States and the Communist country she grew up in.

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Martina Navratilova, during the Mixed Invitation Doubles round robin with playing partner Nenad Zimonjic on Court No.12, playing against Fabrice Santoro of France and Anne Keothavong of Great Britain during the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club at Wimbledon on July 9, 2025, in London, England.  (Tim Clayton/Getty Images)

"I defected from a totalitarian regime, and like hell am I going to be cowed again, and have to be careful about what I say. I grew up in a Communist country, Czechoslovakia. So I know what it looks like and feels like to live in a totalitarian regime where you cannot speak your mind, or worse, put in prison for political opinions. I’m so proud to be an American, but I’m embarrassed for what Trump is doing to our country," Navratilova said to begin the video.

"I am p----d off as hell about people capitulating to Trump. Whether it's legal firms, schools, politicians, or companies, we are too big to fail. If we stand together but are divided, we fall. And that's what Trump is