"President Donald Trump called Team USA member Hunter Hess "a real Loser" and said it was "very hard to root for someone like this" after the 27-year-old freeskier's comments about representing his country at the Winter Olympics. A reporter asked Hess at a news conference on February 6 what it means to him to represent the United States in the current climate, both domestically and internationally. He responded that it "brings up mixed emotions" and was "a little hard.""
""There's obviously a lot going on that I'm not the biggest fan of, and think a lot of people aren't," Hess said. "If it aligns with my moral values, I feel like I'm representing it. But just because I'm wearing the flag doesn't mean that I represent everything that's going on in the U.S." The Olympics are being held amid political instability in the United States, and most, if not all, U.S. athletes are feeling this pressure."
President Donald Trump labeled Team USA freeskier Hunter Hess "a real Loser" and said it was "very hard to root for someone like this" after Hess expressed ambivalence about representing the United States at the Winter Olympics. Hess said representing the country "brings up mixed emotions" and that "just because I'm wearing the flag doesn't mean that I represent everything that's going on in the U.S." The Olympics are taking place amid political instability, creating pressure on U.S. athletes. Teammate Chloe Kim defended Hess, saying athletes are allowed to voice their opinions about current events.
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