Democrat House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) has been blasted by the GOP after she appeared to cave to the Chinese Communist Party.
Pelosi caused outrage after she warned U.S. athletes at the Olympic Games in Beijing not to “speak out” and “anger” China’s brutal regime.
โI would say to our athletes: you are there to compete,” Pelosi said.
“Do not risk incurring the anger of the Chinese government because they are ruthless.โ
โI know there is a temptation on the part of some to speak out while they are there; I respect that.
“But, I also worry about what the Chinese government might do to their reputations, to their families.โ
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Democrat Nancy Pelosi tells U.S. athletes to cower to the Chinese Communist Party and not "speak out" against their human rights abuses. pic.twitter.com/EqyK9K2yFL
— Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) February 3, 2022
Republicans slammed Pelosi over the un-American remarks.
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) said:
โSpeaker Pelosi doesnโt want to upset the Chinese Communist Party,โ McCarthy wrote.
โSo sheโs warning US Olympians to stay silent about Chinaโs atrocities.
โNo surprise this comes right as Democrats are trying to jam through the 3,000-page โAmerica Concedes Actโ that helps China but hurts America.โ
โWhy did Nancy Pelosi stand by as BLM protesters set fire to cities but tell American athletes to stop protesting Chinaโs human rights violations?โ said Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN).
Rep. Mike Rogers (R-AL) said:
โHey, @SpeakerPelosi donโt tell American citizens to worry about upsetting the Chinese Communist Partyโs fragile feelings.โ
โPelosi can bend the knee to China. But our American athletes have free speech rights and should never be told to surrender them,โ wrote Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA).
Congressional candidate Willie J. Montague said:
โFirst Jen Psaki tells a private corporation to engage in censorship. Then Nancy Pelosi tells athletes in the Olympics to not speak out against China. Two blatant infractions against the First Amendment only days apart.
โTheyโre getting a little brazen here, donโt you think?โ
โSpeaker Pelosi said people โwill do what they doโ when it came to protests and ripping statues down in our cities, yet wonโt stand up for U.S. Olympic athletes speaking out against China,โ wrote Rep. Richard Hudson (R-NC).
โWe should ALWAYS have Americansโ backs over China.โ
โOutrageous that the Speaker finds it necessary to ask American athletes not to acknowledge the CCPโs mass genocide of the Uyghur Muslims and their use of slave labor,โ wrote Rep. Austin Scott (R-GA).
โPelosi is a CCP bootlicker who deserves nothing but contempt,โ said senatorial candidate Jake Bequette.
Pelosi is a CCP bootlicker who deserves nothing but contempt. https://t.co/ViGMhsLa4i
โ Jake Bequette (@JakeBequette91) February 4, 2022