Meghan McCain shares heartbreaking post with bold Olympics Games statement
hellomagazine.comMeghan McCain has slammed the 2022 Winter Olympics, branding them the "Genocide Games" over China's human rights abuses.MORE: Hoda Kotb and Savannah Guthrie share disappointment over 2022 Winter Olympics newsThe 37-year-old took to social media to share an image designed by Chinese artist badiucao, which was created in protest of the host country.
It showed an ice hockey player wearing the Chinese flag with blood on their stick and mask as they knocked over a Tibetan monk.WATCH: Meghan McCain announces departure from The View"I will not watch one minute of the @Beijing2022," she captioned her post, adding the hashtag, "#GenocideGames."On Twitter, she expanded on her opinion, writing: "There is no reason to watch a Winter Olympics that is holding up and spreading propaganda for a regime that is committing actual genocide and ethnic cleansing - on top of poisoning the world and killing 6 million people.
Absolute shame on the international community for this."MORE: Savannah Guthrie shares throwback baby bump photo during touching on-air tributeFans however were torn as many shared their desire to cheer on Team USA who had "worked very hard to get to the Olympics"."I felt that way but feel for the American athletes.
Want to show them support," one said.A post shared by Meghan McCain (@meghanmccain)Meghan shared this artwork with fansChina has come under international fire for their continued oppresion of the Tibetan people, the Uyghur genocide, the government's surveillance systems, and the attempts to dismantle democracy in Hong Kong.In late 2021 it was confirmed the US government would allow athletes to attend the games but no US diplomats have been sent as part of a boycott."We will not be contributing to the fanfare of.
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