Independent Sen. Angus King of Maine has a blunt message for U.S. athletes: Don’t go to the Sochi Olympic games.
Citing security concerns ahead of the winter games in Russia, King said: “I would not go, and I don’t think I would send my family.”
“It’s just such a rich target,” King said in an appearance on CNN’s “State of the Union.” “It would be a stretch, I think, to say I’d send my family.”
King’s comments come amid increased concerns from some U.S. officials that Russia hasn’t done enough to combat the possibility of a terrorist attack.
Let’s say money is no object. Would you go to the Olympics this year? Would you encourage your family to go? How safe are they? Do you expect a terrorist event to take place during the winter Olympics? I think you can bet on it, I am sorry to say.
