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Mbappé Apologizes After 'Dictator' Mao Comment in China
The French star made the remark while describing a meme, and the apology followed intense backlash in China; apparently a history quiz was not on the schedule.
On air: Hank Ledger and Chip Darnell on Wake Up, AmericaPublished
At a glance
- First reported by Yahoo Sports: “Mbappé Apologizes After ‘Dictator’ Mao Comment: What to Know About the Chinese Backlash”.
- Covered on BBN on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, at 5:59 AM ET on Wake Up, America, by Hank Ledger and Chip Darnell.
- Topics: Chinese, Kylian Mbappé, China.
- BBN covered this story before: BYD's European factory plans run behind schedule (October 28).
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What BBN said about it
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorKylian Mbappé apologized after calling Mao Zedong "some guy, I think he's a Chinese dictator" while describing a meme. China was not amused.
The story so far
- Artemis III, Kane's Ballon d'Or, cartwheeling snakes · Yahoo Sports
- Mbappé loses China sponsors over Mao meme joke · Yahoo Sports
- Giant 65-million-year-old fungus "D-rex" found in China · ScienceDaily
- Chinese brands drop Mbappé after 'Chinese dictator' meme remark · ESPN
- Tiny web-dwelling bug discovered in China is a brand-new species · Bioengineer.org
- BYD's European factory plans run behind schedule · SCMP
- Mbappé Apologizes After 'Dictator' Mao Comment in China (this story)
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