Video: ESPN Panel Silent as Guest Comes Up With Ridiculous Reason Why US Can’t Criticize China

A guest on ESPN offered a ridiculous reason why he believes the United States cannot criticize China over its human rights abuses and received little push back from members of the panel he was on.

Guest J.A. Adande suggested during a segment about the Winter Olympics on Friday that the U.S. does not have the moral standing to criticize the games’ host country.

“Who are we to criticize China’s human rights record when we have ongoing attacks by agents of the state against unarmed citizens, and we’ve got assaults on the voting rights of our people of color in various states in this country,” Adande said.

He added, “So sports, I think it is possible, and it’s necessary more than ever to just shut everything out if you are to enjoy the actual games themselves.”

While the other panelist sat silent, host Tony Reali responded, “I appreciate everything you just said there.” However, he noted that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) chose China to host the games despite its human rights record and asked, “How do you view it?”

“Where can you choose that’s free?” Adande responded. “It’s very hard to find a country that isn’t problematic when it comes to human rights.”

Watch the video below:

It is true that around the country, there are bad actors in police uniforms who have no place anywhere near a badge and a gun.

But that is very different than China detaining over 1 million Uyghurs and subjecting them to torture, forced labor, sterilization