Jim McGovern actually said...

The idea that you could be holding an Olympics in a country that is engaged in genocide, I mean, boy--I can't believe that that in and of itself wasn't enough for them to take a pass on China.

Context

McGovern criticizes the IOC for holding the Olympics in China amid human rights abuses.

02/02/2022

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