Scott Bessent says Olympic skier Eileen Gu 'sold out' with decision to compete for China

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent weighed in on the controversy over the American-born Olympic skier Eileen Gu's decision to compete for China over the U.S. 

During an interview on Fox News' "The Will Cain Show" on Friday, Bessent suggested Gu "sold out" with her decision to compete for America's greatest adversary, comparing her to billionaire Democrat donor George Soros. 

"It was just like this young Olympic athlete that the Vice President was talking about earlier on the previous show. America was great to her, she sold out to China. America was great to Mr. Soros," Bessent said. 

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Eileen Gu of Team People's Republic of China falls in the Women's Freeski Halfpipe Qualification 1 on day thirteen of the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Livigno Air Park on Feb. 19, 2026 in Livigno, Italy.  (Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)

Bessent referenced comments made by Vice President JD Vance in response to a question about Gu during a Tuesday interview on Fox News' "The Story With Martha MacCallum."

"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," Vance said on "The Story With Martha MacCallum." 

"So, I'm going to root for American athletes. I think part of that is people who identify themselves as Americans. That's who I'm rooting for in this Olympics."  

Gu responded to Vance's comments on Thursday.

"I’m flattered.