BuzzFeed - The president specifically mentioned two LGBT members of the delegation. View Video ⺠President Obama said Friday the U.S. delegation to the Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia "speaks for itself." The president applauded the character of LGBT members of the delegation Billie Jean King and Brian Boitano, describing them as "world class." The president is not attending the Games. Former secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano will instead be leading the U.S. delegation along with LGBT athletes Billie Jean King, Brian Boitano, and Caitlin Cahow."I think the delegation speaks for itself," the president said. "You've got outstanding Americans, outstanding athletes, people who will represent us extraordinarily well. The fact that we've got Billie Jean King or Brian Boitano, who themselves have been world-class athletes that everyone acknowledges for their excellence but also for their character who also happen to be members of the LGBT community, you know, you sho
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