Democrat Lawmaker: Holding Olympics In China ‘In Some Ways Worse Than’ Holding 1936 Olympics In Nazi Germany

Rep. Tom Malinowski (D-NJ) told CNN on Monday that holding the upcoming 2022 Winter Olympics in China was “in some ways worse than” holding the 1936 Olympics in Nazi Germany.

“Look, I just don’t think it’s appropriate to hold the Olympics in a country that’s committing a genocide,” Malinowski said. “That’s, you know, this is in some ways worse than 1936. In that respect, and what our bill does, it doesn’t force the athletes to boycott. I don’t want them to lose this experience.”