Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) is calling for NBCUniversal to urge the International Olympic Committee relocate the 2022 WinterOlympics from Beijing, citing the Chinese government’s human rights abuses
Scott said in a statement that NBC News’ own reporting “has detailed the horrors faced by Uyghurs in Xinjiang and the genocide being committed against them by the government of Communist China.
He got a recent response from Phil Tahtakran, NBCUniversal head of government affairs, who wrote that the media company has no role in selection of the host city. He also wrote that “refusing to air the Games to a U.S. audience would only hurt Americans: Team USA Olympians and Paralympians, many of whom have trained for much of their lives to compete in a single Games, who would be denied the opportunity to shine in front of family, friends and fans; and the U.S.
Scott has seized on the publicity following NBC’s decision to not air the next Golden Globes due to diversity concerns, something that drew some criticism on the right as it has been fixated on the idea of “cancel culture.
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