The Chinese president picked a Uyghur athlete to light the Olympic flame and here’s how NBC’s Savannah Guthrie covered it:
WATCH: @SavannahGuthrie calls a reported Uyghur co-lighting the Olympic flame, chosen by Xi Jinping, “an in-your-face response to those Western nations, including the U.S., who have called this Chinese treatment of that group genocide and diplomatically boycotted these games.” pic.twitter.com/NBRtIOROJt
— Jackson Richman (@jacksonrichman) February 4, 2022
Guthrie said that Xi picking a Uyghur was “an in-your-face response to those Western nations, including the U.S., who have called this Chinese treatment of that group genocide and diplomatically boycotted these games.”
There’s a lot of criticism coming from our side of Twitter:
NBC already completely embarrassing itself and we’re only like an hour into this https://t.co/6OwZyyS7Jf
— Jerry Dunleavy (@JerryDunleavy) February 4, 2022
Good God
Trump was right about the media
Enemy of the people https://t.co/I9LDFRvvd5
— Comfortably Smug (@ComfortablySmug) February 4, 2022
NBC Hack Turned CCP Shill Savannah Guthrie Regurgitates CCP State Media script on Uighurs LIVE on NBC
This is absolutely sick.
— Benny (@bennyjohnson) February 4, 2022
Hey, @SavannahGuthrie.
What will you tell your grandchildren when they’ll ask you why you helped cover up a genocide against millions of women and children? https://t.co/wckbYoBHku
— Reagan Battalion (@ReaganBattalion) February 4, 2022
Here’s NBC at the opening ceremonies already spreading Chinese propaganda, trying to defend genocide in the communist country. pic.twitter.com/ivIsc4El91
— Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) February 4, 2022
It’s a shameless, sick stunt. https://t.co/nxoFIVUqgz
— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) February 4, 2022
It's time for NBC to register as a foreign influence operation under the Foreign Agents Registration Act. https://t.co/HX4uiVLCU6
— John Hayward (@Doc_0) February 4, 2022
I think she probably didn't mean this the way it sounded, but it's more evidence we shouldn't be attending or covering these games. China is just laughing at us and we are just taking it. https://t.co/gE1WQd012D
— Bonchie (@bonchieredstate) February 4, 2022
I admit that it didn’t register with me like it did with most others I quoted here, but I get what they are saying. But like what Bonchie said, it’s just more evidence that we shouldn’t even be there at all.
In related news, Pelosi double down this morning on her warning to our athletes:
Pelosi is now doubling down on telling U.S. athletes to not "speak out" against communist China's genocide against Muslims and human rights abuses. pic.twitter.com/Y96Mo793g4
— Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) February 4, 2022