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Some likely 2024 presidential candidates such as Nikki Haley and Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) have urged stronger measures, such as a full boycott, but Cruz said such a move would be a “mistake.” Doing so would simply “punish a generation of athletes,” he said. “We have young men, young women, Americans who spent their whole lives practicing for this moment,” he said. “I don’t want to punish those young athletes.” Cruz urges diplomatic boycott of Winter Olympics in China Rather, he said, the U.S. should call out the Chinese government for its handling of the pandemic and human rights violations...
