US senator Rick Scott says 2022 Winter Olympics should not be held in China
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US senator Rick Scott said on Tuesday the 2022 Winter Olympics should not be held in Beijing, citing the ongoing rift between the NBA and China and the Chinese government’s human rights violations.
The former Florida governor, who first urged the IOC to move the Olympics from the Chinese capital in a letter sent last week, doubled down on his stance in an appearance on CNBC’s breakfast news program Squawk Box.