Republican vice presidential nominee and faux hillbilly JD Vance has drawn justified ire for railing in opposition to “childless cat ladies” who aren’t birthing sufficient infants for his liking. However a resurfaced video reveals one other head-scratcher of a goal: Olympic gymnast Simone Biles.
“What I find so weird about this, and it reflects more on the media than it does on Simone Biles, is that we’ve tried to turn a very tragic moment, Simone Biles quitting the Olympic team, into this act of heroism,” Vance stated throughout a July 2021 look on Fox Information’ “Outnumbered.”
Vance was campaigning for an Ohio Senate seat when he was requested whether or not or not Biles had “let down her country” when she withdrew from a collection of occasions in the midst of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics because of psychological well being considerations. The postponed video games happened in 2021 as a result of COVID-19 pandemic.
“I think obviously it’s understandable that she was going through an incredible amount of pressure,” Vance stated, earlier than launching into an assault on the media and society typically for … encouraging psychological wellness and remedy.
“We try to praise people not for moments of strength, not for moments of heroism, but for their weakest moments,” he lamented.
Vance was not alone in his weird criticism of the then 24-year-old celebrity gymnast. Turning Level USA founder Charlie Kirk referred to as Biles “selfish” and “immature” on the time, whereas deplorable Republican Mark Robinson, who was campaigning to be lieutenant governor of North Carolina, boasted to an viewers that “I ain’t no little, weak gymnast that quits when the going gets tough.”
It appears like all over the place you flip today, there’s a reminder of how bizarre and unsettling Vance and his conservative cohorts are.
Biles made a triumphant return to the 2024 Olympics, that are presently underway in Paris, France. On Tuesday, the 4-foot-8-inch powerhouse led the ladies’s gymnastics staff to a gold medal.
“You can accomplish big things,” Biles stated throughout a press convention following the victory. “As long as you’re physically and mentally in tune, you can do whatever you dream of.”
It’s Biles’ fifth gold medal and eighth medal general, making her the most adorned American gymnast in Olympic historical past.
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