Harry Reid on Team USA’s Chinese-Made Olympic Uniforms: ‘Put Them in a Big Pile & Burn Them’
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said Thursday he believes Team USA's Chinese-made opening ceremony uniforms should be burned. (AP)
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) is so disgusted that the U.S. Olympic athletes will be wearing uniforms made in China that he thinks the outfits should be burned.
“I am so upset,” the Nevada Democrat told reporters Thursday. “I think the Olympic Committee should be ashamed of themselves. I think they should be embarrassed. I think they should take all the uniforms and put them in a big pile and burn them and start all over again.”
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He added, “If they have to wear nothing but a singlet with ‘USA’ on it painted by hand, that’s what they should wear.”
ABC News reported Wednesday that no part of the Ralph Lauren-designed opening ceremony uniform was made in America.
“We have people in America, in the textile industry, who are desperate for jobs,” Reid said. “What the Olympic Committee did is absolutely wrong.”
Asked why the athletes’ uniforms were not manufactured in the states, the U.S. Olympic Committee told ABC: “The U.S. Olympic team is privately funded and we’re grateful for the support of our sponsors. We’re proud of our partnership with Ralph Lauren, an iconic American company.”
Lauren’s Team USA opening ceremony uniforms are similar to the ones he designed for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, which also featured blazers and berets.
From ABC, here’s a breakdown of how much each item is retailing for online:
Men:
Beret – $55
Tie – $125
Belt – $85
Shirt – $425
Blazer – $795
Trousers – $295
Shoes – $165Women:
Beret – $55
Scarf – $58
Belt – $85
Shirt – $179
Skirt – $498
Blazer – $598
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