Vonn will ‘represent the people of the United States, not the president’ in PyeongChang

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American ski star Lindsey Vonn got political this week in an interview with CNN’s Christina Macfarlane, where she talked about the Olympic Winter Games, President Donald Trump and what it means to race under the U.S. flag.

“I take the Olympics very seriously and what they mean and what they represent, what walking under our flag means in the opening ceremony,” she told CNN. “I want to represent our country well. I don’t think that there are a lot of people currently in our government that do that.”

Macfarlane followed up by asking if she would accept an invitation to the White House as a Team USA athlete.

“Absolutely not,” said Vonn. “No. But I have to win to be invited. No, actually I think every U.S. team member is invited, so no, I won’t go.”

Vonn met former President Obama in 2014 at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner and also made an appearance at the White House with then-boyfriend Tiger Woods that same year. The American was also seen taking pictures with former President George W. Bush at the 2013 Presidents Cup golf tournament in Dublin, Ohio, so she’s no stranger to meeting political figures. Vonn is hoping to compete in her fourth Olympic Winter Games this February in PyeongChang.

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