Yeah, you showed them Obama!

Via Washington Examiner:

President Obama said there was “no doubt” he wanted his delegation to the Winter Olympic Games to “make it very clear” to Russia that the U.S. would not support discrimination of any kind.

“Well, there is no doubt we wanted to make it very clear that we do not abide by discrimination in anything, including discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation,” said Obama in an interview with NBC Sports’ Bob Costas.

Obama tapped a number of openly gay athletes to attend the Opening Ceremony in Sochi, Russia, a move that was widely seen as a rebuke to Moscow after lawmakers there passed anti-gay legislation last year.

The president picked Caitlin Cahow, Brian Boitano and Billie Jean King to travel to Sochi, though King is unable to attend because of a family illness.

The White House initially sidestepped questions about whether the move — along with Obama’s decision not to attend the Olympics — was a snub to Russian President Vladimir Putin or a criticism of Russia’s laws, saying only that the delegation highlighted America’s “diversity.”