Former US President Donald Trumphas spoken against the idea of boycotting the 2022 Winter Olympicsin China, saying such actions hurt the athletes.
"No, because I watched Jimmy Carter do it [in 1980] and it was terrible. It was terrible. It hurts the athletes. There are much more powerful things we can do than that," Trump said in an interview with Fox News, broadcast on Sunday.
The ex-president went on to say that he would like to see the US competing and winning "every single medal," Sputnik reported.
Earlier in the month, the Joe Biden administration announced that the US would not send an official delegation to the 2022 Winter Olympicsdue to alleged human rights violations by China.