JD Vance Has Perfect Response To Eileen Gu, American-Born Athlete Competing For China

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The 2026 Winter Olympics has become a referendum on what it means to be an American, thanks to California-born and -raised skier Eileen Gu. 

Gu has competed for China since 2019, and represented the country again in the 2026 Winter Olympics. Her decision — and selective mutism when probed on Chinese politics — has earned the ire of many. 

Fox News host Martha MacCallum asked Vice President JD Vance for his thoughts on Gu in a Tuesday interview. 

“Enes Kanter has said she’s a ‘traitor,’ some people have said that this is treasonous, to ski for China, and to overlook Jimmy Lai, and the Uyghurs, and to pretend like those things aren’t problems, are a huge problem. What do you think her status should be, should it be changed?” MacCallum questioned. (RELATED: Legacy Media Forgets To Mention That American-Born Olympian Defected To Compete For China)

“I have no idea what her status should be, I think that’s ultimately up to the Olympics Committee, I won’t pretend to wade into that,” Vance said.

“I certainly think that someone who grew up in the United States of America who benefited from our education system, from the freedoms and liberties that makes this country a great place, I would hope they want to compete with the United States of America. So, I’m going to root for American athletes, I think part of that is people who identify........

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