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Obama: Not "appropriate" to boycott 2014 Olympics

Name: Obama: Not "appropriate" to boycott 2014 Olympics
Uploaded: 2013-08-09T09:35:46-0400
Duration: 1 min 8 s
Description: President Obama said he does not think it's "appropriate" for the U.S. to boycott the 2014 Olympics in Russia, despite anti-gay Russian laws and disagreements with the Russian government, saying he's looking forward to seeing LGBT American athletes compete and win.

President Obama said he does not think it's "appropriate" for the U.S. to boycott the 2014 Olympics in Russia, despite anti-gay Russian laws and disagreements with the Russian government, saying he's looking forward to seeing LGBT American athletes compete and win.