Tweets About Russia’s Olympic Ban & Donald Trump Are All Making The Same Jokes

It looks like Russia is going to face some major consequences for cheating — at the Olympics. On Dec. 5, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced that Russia would be officially banned from the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea for its state-backed doping scandal. And while its Olympic cheating is clearly a major deal, everyone on social media immediately started thinking of a different Russia scandal — and the tweets about Russia’s Olympic ban and Donald Trump are already pretty hilarious.

The unprecedented ban handed down on Tuesday is a punishment after the Olympic powerhouse was found guilty of a major state-sponsored doping scandal that occurred during the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi, Russia, per The New York Times. A team associated with Russia's sports ministry reportedly tampered with 100 urine samples to hide the evidence of steroid use by Russian athletes, resulting in disputed wins and the disqualification of more than two dozen athletes. So for the upcoming games, Russia, as a nation, will not be allowed to participate. No officials, no flags, no medals, nada. (Athletes with a history of "rigorous" drug testing will be allowed to compete under a neutral uniform, per the Times.)

More to come.

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