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The 2022 Winter Olympics shouldn't be held in China, Sen. Rick Scott said Tuesday, referring to the recent standoff between Beijing and the NBA as well as the Chinese regime's human-rights violations.U.S. Sen. Rick Scott speaks during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol.said Tuesday, referring to the recent standoff between Beijing and the NBA as well as the Chinese regime's human-rights violations.
"We shouldn't be doing the 2022 Olympics there," the Florida Republican told CNBC's "Squawk Box." The games are set to take place in February 2022 in Beijing and its neighboring towns. Scott was referring to the tensions between the NBA and Beijing, which were set off when the Houston Rockets General Manager Daryl Morey showed support for anti-government protests in Hong Kong in a now-deleted tweet. The tweet triggered swift backlash in China, despite being quickly deleted and apologized for by Morey.
"Are they going to tell all the athletes they can't say anything against [Chinese President] Xi?" Scott said on
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