{"id":1098938,"date":"2021-12-08T14:14:24","date_gmt":"2021-12-08T19:14:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1098938"},"modified":"2021-12-08T14:14:27","modified_gmt":"2021-12-08T19:14:27","slug":"sen-rick-scott-winter-olympics-should-be-moved-from-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-rick-scott-winter-olympics-should-be-moved-from-china\/","title":{"rendered":"Sen. Rick Scott: Winter Olympics \u2018Should Be Moved\u2019 From China"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsen-rick-scott-winter-olympics-should-be-moved-from-china%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1098938&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Florida Republican Sen. Rick Scott said the 2022 Winter Olympic Games should be moved from Beijing following the Biden administration\u2019s announcement of a diplomatic boycott on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Scott shared the remarks during an interview on Fox News\u2019 \u201cThe Ingraham Angle\u201d on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83d\udea8I\u2019ll be on the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IngrahamAngle?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@IngrahamAngle<\/a> at 10:00 PM to talk about Joe Biden\u2019s weak diplomatic boycott of the 2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Olympics?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Olympics<\/a> &amp; my letter to the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NBA<\/a> on its failure to stand up against Communist China\u2019s horrific human rights abuses &amp; genocide. Tune in! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EtteYlKcEf\">pic.twitter.com\/EtteYlKcEf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rick Scott (@SenRickScott) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenRickScott\/status\/1468400049764057088?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 8, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhether it\u2019s the NBA, or whether it\u2019s Nike, or whether it\u2019s Delta, they\u2019re all focused on how they make more money,\u201d Scott told Ingraham.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHeck with human rights. Now, they would like to get their rights, and they want to criticize everything that happens in this country. But God forbid, they do anything that would impact their ability to make a profit,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Scott claimed President Joe Biden\u2019s diplomatic boycott is a \u201cbare minimum,\u201d arguing the Games should \u201cnever be held\u201d in China.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is the bare minimum to say they\u2019re not going to send diplomats. They need to be clear. These Olympics should never be held in China. They should be moved. They should have been doing this the entire time they\u2019ve been in office,\u201d the senator said.<\/p>\n<p>Following the Biden administration\u2019s announcement on Monday regarding the diplomatic boycott, Scott called on the Department of Homeland Security to explain how U.S. athletes will be protected in China.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Instead of actually standing up to Communist China\u2019s genocide &amp; human rights abuses, Biden has again chosen appeasement &amp; weakness. I\u2019m calling on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DHSgov?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DHSgov<\/a> to immediately explain how they\u2019ll ensure U.S. athletes are protected at the 2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Olympics?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Olympics<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fpQdIgHdHp\">https:\/\/t.co\/fpQdIgHdHp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rick Scott (@SenRickScott) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenRickScott\/status\/1467959726331895813?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 6, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Scott\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rickscott.senate.gov\/2021\/12\/sen-rick-scott-biden-s-weak-diplomatic-boycott-of-2022-olympics-is-not-enough-to-hold-communist-china-accountable\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">stated<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cPresident Biden had the chance to actually stand up to Beijing\u2019s genocide and human rights abuses, but again, he has chosen appeasement and weakness over strength and resolve. Time and time again, Biden does the bare minimum when it comes to dealing with China and it\u2019s absolutely unacceptable. Now, the Biden administration is going to engage in a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Olympic Games, distracting from the fact that Biden has spent months ignoring calls from me, human rights groups and others to demand that the International Olympic Committee to move the Games to a country that actually respects human rights. Biden\u2019s weak choice for a diplomatic boycott also does NOTHING to ensure the safety of American athletes who will undoubtedly be targets for Communist China to surveil and steal data and personal information.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cAs a member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, I am calling on the Department of Homeland Security to explain to the Committee what they are doing to ensure athletes are protected while traveling to Beijing. Their safety and security cannot be put in jeopardy.\u201d&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In July, Scott called out NBCUniversal over its plans to broadcast the Winter Olympic Games after dropping coverage of the Golden Globes over \u201cdiversity issues.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As The Daily Wire previously <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/rick-scott-pushes-nbcuniversal-on-double-standard-not-airing-golden-globes-but-giving-chinas-xi-a-platform-to-whitewash-his-horrific-crimes-with-olympics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><em>Scott is calling on the network to support human rights after noting a double standard in the network\u2019s decision not to air next year\u2019s Golden Globes over diversity issues but to continue with plans to air the 2022 Olympics in Beijing, China \u2014 despite the network\u2019s own reporting on China\u2019s human rights abuses.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><em>In a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rickscott.senate.gov\/sen-rick-scott-nbc-cannot-cower-communist-china-2022-olympic-games-coverage\">statement<\/a>&nbsp;on Tuesday,&nbsp;Scott said that \u201cNBC\u2019s own reporting has detailed the horrors faced by Uyghurs in Xinjiang and the genocide being committed against them by the government of Communist&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/china\/\">China<\/a>. Yet this American network continues to turn a blind eye to Communist China\u2019s atrocities when it comes to allowing Beijing to host the 2022 Olympic Games, apparently preferring instead to give General Secretary Xi a platform to whitewash his horrific crimes with the grand spectacle of the 2022 Olympic Games.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><em>Last month, the Republican senator sent a letter to leaders of the network \u201curging them, once again, to condemn oppression and stand for human dignity by declining to air the 2022 Olympic Games unless they are moved out of Communist China,\u201d per Scott\u2019s official&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rickscott.senate.gov\/sen-rick-scott-nbc-dont-pick-and-choose-when-stand-human-rights-refuse-air-2022-olympics-games\">website<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">member<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Florida Republican Sen. Rick Scott said the 2022 Winter Olympic Games should be moved from Beijing following the Biden administration\u2019s announcement of a diplomatic boycott on Monday.Scott shared the remarks during an interview on Fox News\u2019 \u201cThe Ingraham Angle\u201d on Tuesday.\ud83d\udea8I\u2019ll be on the @IngrahamAngle at 10:00 PM to talk about Joe Biden\u2019s weak diplomatic boycott of the 2022 @Olympics &#038; my letter to the @NBA on its failure to stand up against Communist China\u2019s horrific human rights abuses &#038; genocide. Tune in! pic.twitter.com\/EtteYlKcEf\u2014 Rick Scott (@SenRickScott) December 8, 2021\u201cWhether it\u2019s the NBA, or whether it\u2019s Nike, or whether it\u2019s Delta, they\u2019re all focused on how they make more money,\u201d Scott told Ingraham.\u201cHeck with human rights. Now, they would like to get their rights, and they want to criticize everything that happens in this country. But God forbid, they do anything that would impact their ability to make a profit,\u201d he added.Scott claimed President Joe Biden\u2019s diplomatic boycott is a \u201cbare minimum,\u201d arguing the Games should \u201cnever be held\u201d in China.\u201cThis is the bare minimum to say they\u2019re not going to send diplomats. They need to be clear. These Olympics should never be held in China. They should be moved. They should have been doing this the entire time they\u2019ve been in office,\u201d the senator said.Following the Biden administration\u2019s announcement on Monday regarding the diplomatic boycott, Scott called on the Department of Homeland Security to explain how U.S. athletes will be protected in China.Instead of actually standing up to Communist China\u2019s genocide &#038; human rights abuses, Biden has again chosen appeasement &#038; weakness. I\u2019m calling on @DHSgov to immediately explain how they\u2019ll ensure U.S. athletes are protected at the 2022 @Olympics. https:\/\/t.co\/fpQdIgHdHp\u2014 Rick Scott (@SenRickScott) December 6, 2021Scott\u2019s stated:\u201cPresident Biden had the chance to actually stand up to Beijing\u2019s genocide and human rights abuses, but again, he has chosen appeasement and weakness over strength and resolve. Time and time again, Biden does the bare minimum when it comes to dealing with China and it\u2019s absolutely unacceptable. Now, the Biden administration is going to engage in a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Olympic Games, distracting from the fact that Biden has spent months ignoring calls from me, human rights groups and others to demand that the International Olympic Committee to move the Games to a country that actually respects human rights. Biden\u2019s weak choice for a diplomatic boycott also does NOTHING to ensure the safety of American athletes who will undoubtedly be targets for Communist China to surveil and steal data and personal information.\u201cAs a member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, I am calling on the Department of Homeland Security to explain to the Committee what they are doing to ensure athletes are protected while traveling to Beijing. Their safety and security cannot be put in jeopardy.\u201d\u00a0In July, Scott called out NBCUniversal over its plans to broadcast the Winter Olympic Games after dropping coverage of the Golden Globes over \u201cdiversity issues.\u201dAs The Daily Wire previously reported:Scott is calling on the network to support human rights after noting a double standard in the network\u2019s decision not to air next year\u2019s Golden Globes over diversity issues but to continue with plans to air the 2022 Olympics in Beijing, China \u2014 despite the network\u2019s own reporting on China\u2019s human rights abuses.In a\u00a0statement\u00a0on Tuesday,\u00a0Scott said that \u201cNBC\u2019s own reporting has detailed the horrors faced by Uyghurs in Xinjiang and the genocide being committed against them by the government of Communist\u00a0China. Yet this American network continues to turn a blind eye to Communist China\u2019s atrocities when it comes to allowing Beijing to host the 2022 Olympic Games, apparently preferring instead to give General Secretary Xi a platform to whitewash his horrific crimes with the grand spectacle of the 2022 Olympic Games.\u201dLast month, the Republican senator sent a letter to leaders of the network \u201curging them, once again, to condemn oppression and stand for human dignity by declining to air the 2022 Olympic Games unless they are moved out of Communist China,\u201d per Scott\u2019s official\u00a0website.The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a\u00a0member.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":325,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1098938","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1098938","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/325"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1098938"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1098938\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1098938"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1098938"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1098938"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}