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Pelosi to Winter Olympians: shut up and dribble

5 February 2022

7:55 AM

5 February 2022

7:55 AM

Apologies to woke athletes — Nancy Pelosi doesn’t want you to “use your platform” in Beijing.

On Thursday, the House Speaker testified before the Congressional-Executive Commission on China, and discouraged America’s Winter Olympians from issuing political statements about China’s authoritarian regime.

“I would say to our athletes: you’re there to compete. Do not risk incurring the anger of the Chinese government, because they are ruthless,” she said.

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