"In early 1980, President Jimmy Carter called for a boycott of the Moscow Summer Olympics in response to the Soviet Union's illegal invasion of the sovereign nation of Afghanistan. Carter argued that the United States would not send a team unless Soviet troops withdrew within a month - he also favored relocating or canceling the Games. Carter expressed his position in letters and in interviews. Subsequently, the U.S. Olympic Committee voted to boycott, a decision Carter confirmed on March 21, 1980."
"Despite international divisions, he later lamented the outcome, noting that athletes lost their chance at glory. Though I am not directly arguing that the International Olympic Committee - the non-governmental sports' governing body of the modern Olympic Games - should ban the United States from competition, many of the conditions that compelled the U.S. not to participate in 1980 exist today regarding this country's foreign policy actions under the Trump regime."
"Since Donald Trump took over the Oval Office in 2017 (and returned in 2025), certain images and actions stand out in my mind among his virtual firehose of cruel and destructive lies and policies. Dive deeper every day Join our newsletter for thought-provoking commentary that goes beyond the surface of LGBTQ+ issues Trump's aim in achieving the presidency was never to serve the people of the United States. Trump's purpose has always been to further enrich and empower Donald John Trump."
President Jimmy Carter called for a U.S. boycott of the 1980 Moscow Olympics after the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, demanding Soviet troop withdrawal and supporting relocation or cancellation. The U.S. Olympic Committee voted to boycott, a decision Carter confirmed, and he later lamented athletes losing their chance at glory. Comparable conditions are alleged under Donald Trump’s administrations, with cited images and actions described as cruel and destructive. Specific grievances include immigrant children detained in chain-linked cages, mocking a reporter with a disability, and physically shoving a foreign leader, while Trump is characterized as seeking enrichment and empowerment.
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