WASHINGTON - The U.S. government on Thursday backed Tokyo Olympic organizers' move to fire the show director for the opening ceremony over a past joke about the Holocaust, while expressing hope that the games starting Friday will be "safe and secure" amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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