Mitt Romney calls for economic and diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Olympic games

U.S. Senator Mitt Romney Photo: U.S. Senate

Mitt Romney sparked controversy with a recent tweet urging for an economic and diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Olympic games.

“China, under Chinese Communist Party control, does not deserve an Olympic showcase. Let us demonstrate our repudiation of China’s abuses rather than American athletes: an economic and diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Olympics,” he tweeted.

China, under Chinese Communist Party control, does not deserve an Olympic showcase. Let us demonstrate our repudiation of China’s abuses in a way that hurts the CCP rather than American athletes: an economic and diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Olympics. https://t.co/eJGXYOmQ37

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— Mitt Romney (@MittRomney) March 15, 2021

The full opinion piece published in the New York Times is available here.