Donald Trump became the Republican nominee for president of the United States by declaring that “America doesn’t win anymore,” and that he’ll “Make America Great Again.” But after watching the United States’ performance at the Olympics in Rio, my message to Mr. Trump is simple: America is already great.
After two weeks of nonstop competition amongst eleven thousand athletes from around the world, the United States took home the gold in the Olympic medal count. One hundred and twenty-one total medals for Team USA. China, a country Mr. Trump claims is always beating the U.S., had a total of 70 Olympic medals. Team USA also beat China on the gold medal count, 46-26.
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