Netizens were quick to point out the irony that all five members who delivered “the greatest performance in team history” were children of immigrants after the picture was posted online.
“These incredible geniuses dominated at the International Physics Olympiad in July, bringing home a record FIVE gold medals — the greatest performance in team history,” Michael Kratsios, Trump’s assistant and the director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, wrote on X.
The US team came first out of 87 countries participating in the competition that was held in Paris in July 2025. South Korea, China, and Hong Kong jointly held the second position with four gold and 1 silver medal each.
Many jumped on the opportunity to highlight that the winning team and most of the science and tech talent in the US, in general, come from immigrant communities.
“100% non white Americans, threat to American jobs, Trump should deport them,” Bhart Singh, an IIT Kharagpur alumnus, wrote in a sarcastic reply referring to Trump’s campaign against immigrants and the general perception among Americans that the rise of immigrants are hogging all job opportunities.
With roots from India ????????, China ????????, Russia ????????, and Singapore ????????, Agastya Goel, Allen Li, Joshua Wang, Feodor Yevtushenko, and Brian Zhang won all 5 golds for Team USA.
— Notes by Dehran (@DehranNotes) September 23, 2025
“I would ask how many of their parents and close family members came on a HB1 visa. So you would understand what you have done,” wrote another user named Victor Gra.
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