2024-08-03 01:00:01
Simone Biles loves her “black job.”
The Olympic gymnast, who won two gold medals in Paris making her the most decorated U.S. gymnast, took a swipe at former President Donald Trump in a post Friday on X.
The 27-year-old shared a post from singer Ricky Davila who celebrated Biles as she posed for photos clutching her medal and a “Goat” necklace.
“Simone Biles being the GOAT, winning Gold medals and dominating gymnastics is her black job,” Davila wrote.
“I love my black job,” Biles responded, adding a black heart emoji.
The post appears to be in response to remarks Trump made at a June debate.
“They’re taking Black jobs now and it could be 18, it could be 19 and even 20 million people,” he said about the role immigrants play in the U.S. economy. “They’re taking Black jobs, and they’re taking Hispanic jobs, and you haven’t seen it yet, but you’re going to see something that’s going to be the worst in our history.”
Trump’s comments immediately sparked backlash. On Wednesday at the National Association of Black Journalists convention, Trump was asked to define what a “black job” is.
“A black job is anybody that has a job, that’s what it is. Anybody that has a job,” he said.
Controversial remarks from Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, also resurfaced this week after Biles’ win. In 2021, Vance, who is Trump’s vice-presidential running mate, questioned why the gymnast should be praised after she withdrew from the Tokyo Olympics to focus on her mental health. Biles had said she developed something gymnasts call the “twisties.”
“I think it reflects pretty poorly on our sort of therapeutic society that we try to praise people, not for moments of strength, not for moments of heroism, but for their weakest moments,” Vance said at the time.
Many social media users have called out Vance in Biles’ defense, with one writing: “What the heck has JD Vance ever done that is better than what Simone Biles has done and continues to do?”
