Boycotting Olympics News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Matt first. college faced criticism over performing. president yet to make final decision. what should they do? >> if i was president would say you go. reminds me of jimmy carter boycotting olympics and russia. ultimately a mistake for the kids and in this case the musicians and in that case the athletes. i don't view performing at inauguration as endorsement of a politician, it's a celebration of the peaceful transfer of power. it's incredible opportunity to be part of something really big and would be a mistake to not let these kids go. >> simone, you say historically black college founded b...

'88 where all of the countries were represented, so, you know, in -- in '84, i mean, my competition was there. it was china, but in a lot of the other sports, you know, the eastern bloc countries, they weren't there to represent themselves, so they missed out as well, and when you talk about olympic boycotts, i don't feel that olympic boycotts work. they hurt the wrong people, but when you talk about commerce and business, that works, so, you know, take it out on the sponsors, what the heck. >> greg louganis, thanks so much for your time. we appreciate it. >> my pleasure. coming up in politi...

Growing up in the united states, and, you know, i didn't have legislation against who i was as a person. >> you don't support boycotting olympics. you missed out on the 1980 olympics because of the boycott. do you think that where this landed with the u.s. not boycotting, president obama, first lady obama not going, sending billie jean king and others there, do you think that that's about right, that that's about where this should have landed? >> you know, i -- i think that is -- that is the -- you know, i think it's some type of action, you know. we're taking some type of action. i mean, i ha...