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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSimone Biles Makes Bold Demand of President Joe Biden After Election
After Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles learned that Donald Trump won the 2024 presidential election, she penned a stern request to the current president, Joe Biden.
The 27-year-old shared her thoughts on Nov. 6one day after the race for president endedin a succinct yet serious message she posted on X (formerly Twitter). "Mr Biden, I need you to stand up, straighten your back and make some things shake before your departure," she wrote before signing it, "xoxo the women in america 💙."
Biles' post has received almost 500,000 likes, along with tens of thousands of retweets and replies, as of writing.
Link to tweet
The statement led to a divisive response from fans online. Some supporters emphasized Biles' point, writing things like, "the queen has spoken and shes right!" and "The Goat has spoken. Make it happen, Joe." But there were also a fair share of people who voiced their disagreement with her statement.
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/simone-biles-makes-bold-demand-222057326.html
He is Simone.
Coexist
(26,152 posts)WarGamer
(15,200 posts)Clouds Passing
(2,061 posts)And immigrants, legal and undocumented.
wildflowergardener
(988 posts)Yes, none of these posts say what she ask for. i am never going on x again. Can anyone say?
DUMember24
(5 posts)she has every right to demand some accountability about an election where the #VotingMathAintMathing. Im sure she did more than tweet, and most likely wrote a letter to the campaign since it is within her resources. All who donated need to be on their backs to give us some answers.
Trueblue1968
(18,005 posts)I support Simone totally. I could not like her post .... I have not been a member of Twitter
Since Ass wipe bought it.
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(114,727 posts)Musk turned Twitter into a shitter.
joanbarnes
(1,867 posts)Maraya1969
(22,976 posts)that wrong
DET
(1,664 posts)That took some courage. I dont know what she has in mind - and she may not know either - but women want something to be done to protect them from the devastation that Trump will bring.
flvegan
(64,568 posts)I'm not faulting the sentiment. I realize the reality in that this is unfortunately how to get the most Likes and re-whatevers on social media, the most eyes.