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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDem senator criticizes Pence for not standing for Korean team at Olympics
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/373272-dem-senator-criticizes-pence-for-not-standing-for-korean-team-at-olympicsDem senator criticizes Pence for not standing for Korean team at Olympics
By John Bowden - 02/10/18 01:19 PM EST
Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy (Conn.) on Saturday criticized Vice President Pence after news outlets reported that Pence refused to stand for the entrance of the combined Korea team at the 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony.
In a tweet, Murphy likened Pence's refusal to stand for the team representing athletes from both North and South Korea to both Pence and President Trump's opposition to NFL players taking a knee during the national anthem before football games.
"Why does Pence hate the opening ceremonies? Oh wait...he's a using ceremony at a sporting event to protest something else. Where have I seen that before?" Murphy tweeted.
Pence left an Indianapolis Colts game that he was attending last year after players from the opposing San Francisco 49ers knelt in protest during the national anthem. His departure sparked criticism from NFL players and Democrats.
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The 2018 Winter Olympics, held in Pyeongchang, South Korea, have sparked a new wave of cooperation between North and South Korea, prompting the two countries to sponsor a joint Olympics team for the first time.
Cooperation brought on by the Olympic Games has also reportedly triggered the first invitation from North Korea for diplomatic talks between the two nations in more than a decade.
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Dem senator criticizes Pence for not standing for Korean team at Olympics (Original Post)
babylonsister
Feb 2018
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global1
(25,285 posts)1. They Forfeited A Chance To Take Some Credit....
if unification took hold. Now this administration looks petty and foolish.
Another dumb move by an incompetent administration.
kpete
(72,027 posts)2. Here you go sister:
babylonsister
(171,102 posts)3. Love these, kpete, thanks! nt
PghTiny
(276 posts)4. What goes around, comes around
Eat it, Darth Pence
Qutzupalotl
(14,335 posts)5. Link to tweet