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NEW YORK (77WABC) — A U.S. congressman says NBC is refusing to broadcast an ad critical of China during the 2022 Winter Olympic games in Beijing.
The 30-second spot, purchased by Florida GOP Rep. Mike Waltz, blasted the event as the “Genocide Games.” The spot referenced China’s long history of human-rights abuses, and called out major US companies for participating.
NBC refused to air my Olympics ad with @EnesFreedom unless we censor U.S. corporate logos of the Genocide Games sponsors.
We won’t let them silence us.
Here’s the ad that NBC and the Chinese Communist Party doesn’t want you to see 👇 pic.twitter.com/0y35Z6KdZC
— Rep. Mike Waltz (@michaelgwaltz) February 5, 2022
Waltz, the first Green Beret to serve in Congress, has long been a tough China critic.
The ad pointedly highlighted companies for their business relationships with China, including Visa, Coca-Cola, Nike, Intel, Procter & Gamble and more.
The spot also featured Boston Celtics center Enes Kanter Freedom, a Swiss-born Turk who became a U.S. citizen in November, urging viewers to “stand for freedom” and “defund the dictators.”
The ad ended with Waltz and Kanter telling Americans to avoid products made in China: “When you see made in China, put it down.”
