The 2022 Winter Olympics shouldn't be held in China, Sen. Rick Scott said Tuesday, referring to the recent standoff between Beijing and the NBA as well as the Chinese regime's human-rights violations.U.S. Sen. Rick Scott speaks during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol.said Tuesday, referring to the recent standoff between Beijing and the NBA as well as the Chinese regime's human-rights violations.
"We shouldn't be doing the 2022 Olympics there," the Florida Republican told CNBC's "Squawk Box." The games are set to take place in February 2022 in Beijing and its neighboring towns. Scott was referring to the tensions between the NBA and Beijing, which were set off when the Houston Rockets General Manager Daryl Morey showed support for anti-government protests in Hong Kong in a now-deleted tweet. The tweet triggered swift backlash in China, despite being quickly deleted and apologized for by Morey.
"Are they going to tell all the athletes they can't say anything against [Chinese President] Xi?" Scott said on
SenRickScott I agree.. they shouldn’t be held there!
SenRickScott Napalms are being dropped in Syria and realDonaldTrump is part of the genocide.
SenRickScott Ask federalreserve where are they intend to borrow another $1 trillion from? Florida is not America. Why do we have blackfriday cybermonday Why people shop at amazon why is JeffBezos so rich? Why we have trade gap? Because MadeinChina is fucking cheap! Capitalism
FreeHk2020 Yes, we need a pure fair game. Please. StandWithHongKong CCPChina CCP
Jackyhei1 2022中共已經不存在
Is there any country dare to send their athletes to China in near future? They probably won’t come back in one piece
Agree! CCP is a murderer regime that kills its own people. This is clearly violating the mission of Olympics and will put athletes and participants in danger.
Olympics held in China only disgrace Olympics spirit
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leolo98 Finally on CNBC! I tweeted this a while back. Thank you Senator. Let’s start by stopping exchange programs from snow sports institute? PSIA? CSIA? NoToBeijing2022
CYCYd7689and777 Senator Scott, Well said!! How can a regime which is eroding the basic HumanRights and freedom holds a Olympics game which is upholding universal values? Is that ridiculous?
I'm fine with china. Better than having it in the most country in the world.
Well if anyone wants to end up in a squalor cell in China for an arbitrary charge, I guess going to China to watch the games is not all so bad.
SenRickScott BoycottChina antichinazi
Thats true U have limited internet access in china
Maybe at Doral? Ask trump? It’s perfect😳😬😜
Well said Sen. Scott! The bloody CCP should be sanctioned!
Don’t let the cancer grow, cut off all the relationships with CCP ASAP.
Please change the holding venue to somewhere with true democracy and freedom StandWithHongKong
he’s right
cannot agree more
I think Olympics is not only a competition, it’s also a platform for different countries to meet each other and exchange their culture and ideas. But look at China’s censorship... Better not in China.
Grasshopper_th A country which erodes people’s rights to freedom and lives shall not be qualified for holding an international game which promotes love and peace. antichinazi
Hold them at Doral, in Miami. Indoor venues can be anywhere. Snow events can be in Tahoe/Reno, ....
Should not let China think they’re powerful and strong . FreedomHK help HKHumanRightsandDemocracyAct HongKong HongKongProtest FiveDemandsNotOneLess
When the most developed country afraid of China/ CCP, CCP is actually ruled the world by fear antichinazi remember LeBronJames
Olympics are belongs to freedom, CCP is not valid for this.
I agree! The film shows that Chinese athletes have no sportsmanship.
FightForFreedom antichinazi antitotalitarianism
antichinazi AntiCCP
chinazi is like a cancer. If you don't stop it, it spreads violently...
Argee. Chinazi totally not a suitable place to hold the Winter Olympics. antichinazi
Yes,should be held in HK,RIGHT?
Is this the Senator who supplies tear gas to the Hong Kong police?
Remmr2 Agree 👍
athletes who do anything china dont like are gonna be banned, watch~ FreeHongKong
Olympics is inspiring people through the Olympic values of friendship, respect, and excellence. CCP shows the world how to be 'friendly' , 'respectful' , 'excellence ' by using its economic power.
Olympics is inspiring people through the Olympic values of friendship, respect, and excellence. CCP is really 'friendly' to the world, really 'respect ' human rights, and of course excellence of using RMB to ruin the universal values.
No international events should be held in a dictatorship country
Agree. Country who tried to use money to stop ppl in other countries from saying sth, is not qualified to hold such mega international sporting event. antichinazi
Thank you senator Scott!! China is not suitable for organising any olympics game becoz they don’t have any sportmanship !! Boycottchina Antichinazi
neddy437 👍🏻
I agree. I hope the committee members really reconsider this. It would be hypocritical of chinazi to proudly hold this event of peace. BoycottChina
Great idea Senator Scott Allowing a totalitarian regime like CCP to host Olympics would be an endorsement of their tyranny & violations of human rights / dignity antitotalitarianism
China is seriously violating HumanRights and Freedom as clearly demonstrated in Tibet , Xinjiang and HongKong ! Absolutely disqualified to be part of Olympic Game which promotes worldwide peace🕊
Absolutely agree!
Agree! antitotalitarianism
Agree. It's weird for a tyranny to hold the game which symbolize peace antiChinazi
Otherwise the athletes will be arrested or kept by CCP. They think everyone is a spy. AntiChinazi
kiwigummy
Exactly. Should not be held in a horrible communist regime, CCP China Chinazi which does not support the democracy, justice and freedom. Chinazism China70yearsOfShame
Support Senator Scott’s proposal to revoke China’s hosting right of 2022 Winte Olympics due to China’s human rights abuses. HKprotests Uighur StandWithHongKong
A country lacking sportsmanship is not qualified to hold the Olympic Games. The creed of the Olympic Games is 'not to win but to take part, not the triumph but the struggle, and not to have conquered but to have fought well'. But China only wants to win everything.
Agreed!
Good punishment for China
Brilliant! antichinazi FightForFreedom boycottBeijing2022 !!!!
BoycottChina
agree move to the other country instead
BoycottChina antichinazi antitotalitarianism
Great！
This is putting athletes in danger, especially western Democracy countries. Who would trust a murderer regime that built up concentration camps in 2019 would keep these athletes safe. 1 wrong word & they could all sent to the camps. BoycottChina
乌合之众，哗众取宠，可笑。
Exactly chinazism chinazi antichinazi
Olympics should not be held in a country that suppresses human rights & FreedomOfSpeech.
Shoutout all the chinese people WeHere FuckTrump
SenRickScott Stop! Giving time to fake mews net works. People who watch doe not care.
Idiot!
HarveyStaub1 Who cares, the trannys will take all the women's sports.
Agree !!! Olympics can’t host by a country who don’t respect human rights.
Ridiculous!then who made the genocide of the Native American Indians?more than 20 million native Americans disappeared, who slaughtered?
A mission of Olympics is to promote international friendship. But, if it is hosted by a country that is constantly violating human right, a very negative message will no doubt be conveyed to the whole world.
KC01071997 Shouldn’t been held in place without basic human rights. See what’s going on in Uyghur & Hong Kong!!! Don’t put your players in danger! CCPChina Olympics
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RIGHT, RICK SCOTT! Let’s hold the ‘22 Winter Olympics in your home state of Florida!
SenRickScott Medicare Fraud Rick doesn't understand that sports and politics are different.
SenRickScott Yeah, I suppose they should be held in Florida.
SenRickScott
Maybe we should hold the Olympics up Trumps ass, you will be there.
SenRickScott Support Sen. Scott
SenRickScott He shouldn't be in the Senate, says thousands of Floridians whose vote wasn't counted & thousands of others who noticed Rick & GovRonDeSantis donated campaign money from Igor Fruman AFTER he was arrested. They wouldn't have done it otherwise. RedTideRick RussianRon Complicit
Totally agree with Senator Scott! CCP loves to take foreigners as hostages nowadays. So far 2 Americans, 2 Canadians & 1 Japanese have been detained since September. I dun think the safety of the athletes & audiences is guaranteed in China‼️
Aloha88617098 A regime with no respect to human rights, democracy and freedom, no respect to other countries, should not hold Olympics which stands for union of different regions and sports communication of athletes from all over the world.
I agree with Scott
SenRickScott Absolutely!
SenRickScott cant agree more! FightForFreedomStandWithHongKong BoycottChina
SenRickScott Agree totally ! China has no right to run any international game when it does not even respect the universal value 'Freedom & Human rights '
SenRickScott Meanwhile, waiting on you SenRickScott
SenRickScott Republicans tried to use foreign incident to distract voters on real issues happened in US
SenRickScott I concur 👏🏼
AChinaStory1 I agree. A country that commits genocide and lack sportsmanship should not be hosting the Winter Olympics. boycottchina resistbeijing china chinazi antichinazi
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SenRickScott What is up with our elections? The entire caper might have remained a secret if not for a passing line in the 448-page Mueller Report FBI and DHS have put a needless on gag order on public officials. Why?
SenRickScott Can we change the name to PED Challlenge?
SenRickScott He should repay all the tax money he stole and go to prison.
BoycottPRC RedChina Embargo
move to FL instead..
Hold them in FLA, betting Sen. Scott would have stated that had his staff not told him to stick to the speech.
Prediction - the USA will boycott the 2022 Olympics.
Makes sense. NBA is being bullied for expressing themselves.
Does he realize how the site selection process works? Probably not, just another GOP idiot speaking without the proper background.
probably wants them in russia
We have a lawless president. Where's Rick Scott at on getting rid of Trump? sycophant
The sun never ceases. It keeps shining, here or there. Be like the sun.
I agree!
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