Simone Biles dunked on Donald Trump, and was soon joined by LeBron James.
Background: Biles, the undisputed GOAT of gymnastics, won the women’s all-around gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics on Thursday, following her gold medal with the U.S. team earlier this week. With all of these victories, and likely more to come in the individual events, Biles has carved out a unique place for herself in the modern world of artistic gymnastics.
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After winning the gold medal, Biles was pretty explicit in her criticism of former President Donald Trump, when Ricky Davila posted on X, “Simone Biles is the GOAT and it’s her black job to win gold medals and dominate gymnastics,” a reference to Trump saying that immigrants are “stealing black jobs.”
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“I love my black work,” Biles tweeted, quoting Davila.
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It was a swift rebuke of Trump’s comments at the National Association of Black Journalists’ annual conference, and James appeared to approve, as she quoted Biles in a tweet calling her “Black (goat emoji).”
The tweet may have been deleted
James, arguably the GOAT of basketball, previously attacked Trump on Twitter in 2017, calling him a “U bum.” Meanwhile, Biles is clearly focused on enjoying the Paris Olympics. Her Way After receiving a lot of flak for her decision to pull out of the 2021 Tokyo Olympics over “Twisties,” she went out of her way to slam former teammate Mikayla Skinner, who had previously questioned the talent and dedication of Team USA.
So take notice, world: Simone Biles didn’t just win gold, she settled it.
