American
skier Lindsey Vonn, who hopes to win a gold medal at the upcoming
Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, knows who she’ll be representing when
she competes in the downhill. In an interview with CNN’s “Inside Edge” on Thursday, she was clear and passionate about her intentions.
“I hope to represent the people of the United States, not the president.”
Vonn,
who was very thoughtful about her words during the interview, told CNN
how meaningful it is for her to represent her country at the Olympics,
and it’s not a responsibility she takes lightly.
“I take the Olympics very seriously and what they mean and what they represent, what walking under our flag means in the opening ceremony. I want to represent our country well. I don’t think that there are a lot of people currently in our government that do that.”
Vonn also said that she would not be visiting the White House, even if she does win a medal.
“Absolutely not. No. But I have to win to be invited. No actually I think every US team member is invited so no I won’t go.”
There’s
no question where Vonn stands. She’s the latest of a number of
athletes, like the Golden State Warriors, to reject or decline an
invitation to visit the White House after a significant athletic
accomplishment.
Vonn
is currently in St. Mortiz, Switzerland, to compete in a World Cup
event, which will allow her to qualify for the Olympics in February.
This will be Vonn’s second Olympics, and also her last. She won gold in
2010 in the downhill event, but missed the 2014 Olympics due to a knee
injury.
Lindsey Vonn won’t be going to the White House (AP Photo)
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Donald Trump Jr. Responds To JLaw Saying She'd Throw A Martini In His Dad's Face
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Donald Trump Jr. has responded to Jennifer Lawrence’s Wednesday interview with Oprah for The Hollywood Reporter.
In the interview, Lawrence said that if ever met President Donald Trump, she’d have a “pretty good speech” prepared, and it’d end “with a martini to the face.”
The Donald’s son doesn’t think that’s how it’d go.
The
younger Trump responded to a tweet about the JLaw interview by saying
he’s “pretty sure that’s not how it would end” in reference to the
actress throwing a drink in his father’s face.
It’s
official: We live in an age where there are no rules, social media is
lawless, and celebrity and politics are all the same damn thing.
Here’s what Twitter users had to say about the bizarre exchange.
We’re
not completely sure about this, Don Jr., but there’s a good chance that
if JLaw runs into you, that martini may end up on a different face ...
- This article originally appeared on HuffPost.
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eric
7 hours ago
That is soo powerful.... cough cough
John
7 hours ago
Why
is it no one in the US shows respect anymore? Just because you do not
agree with a person does not give you the right to attack them.
bill
6 hours ago
Huff Post is a joke.
Arizona Rep. Trent Franks resigns amid Ethics investigation
Trent Franks said he would step down at the end of January.
WASHINGTON
(AP) — Republican Rep. Trent Franks of Arizona says he is resigning
Jan. 31 amid a House Ethics Committee investigation of possible sexual
harassment.
Franks
says in a statement that he never physically intimidated, coerced or
attempted to have any sexual contact with any member of his
congressional staff.
Instead,
he says, the dispute resulted from a discussion of surrogacy. Franks
and his wife have 3-year-old twins who were conceived through surrogacy.
Franks
says he had become familiar with the surrogacy process in recent years,
and "became insensitive as to how the discussion of such an intensely
personal topic might affect others."
He
said he regrets that his "discussion of this option and process in the
workplace" with two female staffers made them feel uncomfortable.
