Women’s boxer Imane Khelif of Algeria was allowed to compete in the 2024 Paris Olympics despite failing gender eligibility tests at the 2023 World Championships, and she sparked outrage last week by beating Angela Carini of Italy, who withdrew just 46 seconds into the fight after taking just two punches. Now, the outrage seems to be directed at Vice President Kamala Harris for not speaking up on the matter.
On Friday, Fox News commentator Jesse Watters absolutely blasted Vice President Kamala Harris, who is challenging Donald Trump in the upcoming presidential election, criticizing her for not speaking out on the issue.
“You have a female nominee for president of the United States – of the free world – and this is one of the biggest gender controversies of the year, in the Olympics and Kamala Harris hasn’t said anything, and she hasn’t even been asked about it,” Watters said.
Watters: You have a female nominee for president and this is one of the biggest gender controversies of the year in the olympics and Kamala Harris hasn't said anything and she hasn't even been asked about it and that's a cover-up and that's a real shame. pic.twitter.com/kuHW7B5j7d
— Acyn (@Acyn) August 2, 2024
“And that’s a cover-up. And that’s a real shame,” he said.
It’s worth noting that Khelif has always been a woman since birth, has always identified as a woman, and has always competed as a woman with no issues until she was disqualified from the 2023 World Championships by the International Boxing Association. However, that disqualification has been called into question with the International Olympic Committee calling it a “sudden and arbitrary decision” with no “due process” or “proper procedure” after she had competed for years without issue.
