Simone Biles vaults into ‘black jobs’ discussion

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U.S. Olympic gymnast Simone Biles waded into the discussion over former President Donald Trump‘s comments about “black jobs” after winning the women’s gymnastics all-around event at the Paris Olympics.

Biles, the most accomplished U.S. gymnast in history, won her second gold medal at the Paris Olympics on Thursday in the all-around event after winning team gold on Tuesday. The six-time Olympic gold medalist responded to a post on X saying that her being the GOAT, the greatest of all time, along with “winning Gold medals and dominating gymnastics” was Biles’s “black job.”

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