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PoliticAverse

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5. She's not leading the athletes, she's leading the "Presidential delegation"...

Sun Feb 25, 2018, 08:29 AM

Feb 2018

to the closing ceremonies. In 2014 the person leading the US Presidential delegation was the deputy Secretary of State.

See: https://www.teamusa.org/Road-to-Sochi-2014/Features/2013/December/17/Presidential-Delegations-To-The-2014-Olympic-Winter-Games-Announced

The athletes choose who leads them and this year they chose gold medal winner Jessie-Diggins.
See: http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/international/ct-spt-olympics-jessie-diggins-closing-ceremony-20180223-story.html

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Free "Girls" trip off the taxpayers.. HipChick Feb 2018 #1

I would really like her to express clearly Docreed2003 Feb 2018 #2

Leading the US delegation? She has nothing to do with the athletes! democratisphere Feb 2018 #3

She's not leading the athletes, she's leading the "Presidential delegation"... PoliticAverse Feb 2018 #5

She posed with a Olympic medal too?...I would be pissed if I knew how hard I'd worked to be there... HipChick Feb 2018 #4

Always the poseur. madaboutharry Feb 2018 #8

That's the plastic medal for plastic surgery facial expressions Donkees Feb 2018 #12

The Botox shots really work! lunatica Feb 2018 #31

Daddy was given a Purple Heart. Unearned honor. rickford66 Feb 2018 #15

That was my exact first thought, too. Rhiannon12866 Feb 2018 #37

Someone could have choked her with that, she should be careful. TNNurse Feb 2018 #21

Is this photoshopped? OMG if it isn't....no one, especially her, deserves to wear a medal that was Pachamama Feb 2018 #28

Hey, she earned that medal just like Dad earned the Purple Heart. n/t malthaussen Feb 2018 #30

Years from now, her children will swear she won that. Solly Mack Feb 2018 #35

Some news in a sea of dismal news that brings a tiny bit of joy to me. Yonnie3 Feb 2018 #6

Mahalo Gus Kenworthy.. we wonder tf Cha Feb 2018 #7

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+1 - I laughed out loud sharedvalues Feb 2018 #13

Is Ivanka still "working" for free? Anybody know? Yonnie3 Feb 2018 #10

Yes. She and her husband dont get paid. lunatica Feb 2018 #32

Ivanka and Jared are building..... magicarpet Feb 2018 #34

Exactly. This is just the latest Trump moneymaking scheme. Rhiannon12866 Feb 2018 #38

And Republicans complained non stop about Michelle's "frivolous" and "costly" overseas trips! Ohiogal Feb 2018 #11

His earlier tweet is hilarious! I am a Gus fan from now on! Tanuki Feb 2018 #14

Wow! GoCubsGo Feb 2018 #23

Oh, that is awesome! Lindsay Feb 2018 #33

No wedding rings? Scarsdale Feb 2018 #16

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Yes, where is Czarina Ivanka's Gold? Pachamama Feb 2018 #29

Just another stop on the Trump Family Pan-Asian Grifting Tour smirkymonkey Feb 2018 #17

+1 dalton99a Feb 2018 #18

I love me some Gus Kenworthy. GoCubsGo Feb 2018 #19

Gus Kenworthy is a pretty awesome young man. This is his pinned tweet: catbyte Feb 2018 #20

She is vile. kairos12 Feb 2018 #24

How does her being there reaffirm anything? helmedon1974 Feb 2018 #25

Reaffirming her business interests...only countries she goes. Hard to keep up with all the Fred Sanders Feb 2018 #36

Like Pence not standing when our ally, SK, entered? keithbvadu2 Feb 2018 #26

Thank you Gus Kenworthy for using your voice to speak the truth Pachamama Feb 2018 #27