Fox News’ Martha MacCallum requested Vice President JD Vance on Tuesday if the “status” of San Francisco-born Olympic freestyle skier Eileen Gu ought to be “changed” as a result of she has opted to characterize China on the snow.
“What do you think her status should be? Should it be changed?” MacCallum requested Vance of Gu, whose two golds and one silver at Beijing in 2022 and two silvers, to this point, in Italy have made her probably the most adorned feminine freestyle skier within the historical past of the Games.
Vance replied: “Well, look, I have no idea what her status should be. I think that’s ultimately up to the Olympics Committee. I won’t pretend to wade into that.”
But Vance then mentioned: “I certainly think that somebody who grew up in the United States of America, who benefited from our education system, from the freedoms and liberties that make this country a great place, I would hope that they want to compete with the United States of America.”
“So, I’m going to root for American athletes, and I think part of that is people who identify themselves as Americans. That’s who I’m rooting for this Olympics,” he added.
“I’m with ya on that one,” MacCallum replied.
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