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Trump insults athlete Hunter Hess

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U.S. President Donald Trump on Truth Social called freestyle skier Hunter Hess "a real loser" at the Milan–Cortina Winter Olympics after Hess said he felt "mixed emotions" representing the U.S.

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The president is now attacking a US Olympian as a “Loser” and misrepresenting his words for his mild unspecified criticisms about things going on in the US right now.
February 8, 2026 at 6:29 PM

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NBC censuring Olympics roundly booing Vance is meaningful because important for US to know that (1) rest of the world hates & mocks our leaders (2) Corporate Media is collaborating with Trump Regime.
February 8, 2026 at 10:17 PM
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“U.S. Olympic Skier, Hunter Hess, a real Loser…”
February 8, 2026 at 3:42 PM

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Making the US Olympic Team does not require you to be a cheerleader for the Trump administration.
February 8, 2026 at 4:53 PM

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Needless to say, Trump's post about the Olympic skier is both disgusting and quintessentially Trump. He's so vain, he thinks the Olympics are about him.
February 8, 2026 at 10:45 PM

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"The world heard JD Vance being booed at the Olympics. Except for viewers in the US. The modern Olympics sell themselves on a simple premise: the whole world, watching the same moment, at the same time. On Fri night in Milan, that illusion fractured in real time." www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/f...
The world heard JD Vance being booed at the Olympics. Except for viewers in the US | Bryan Armen Graham
The real risk for American broadcasters is not that dissent will be visible. It is that audiences will start assuming anything they do not show is being hidden
www.theguardian.com
February 8, 2026 at 11:54 AM

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The Winter Olympics are underway but some U.S. competitors find it complicated to represent the United States because of the despicable things the Trump regime is doing.

“Representing the red, white and blue is complicated for some Olympians.” www.washingtonpost.com/sports/olymp...
Representing the red, white and blue is complicated for some Olympians
“Just because I’m wearing the flag doesn’t mean I represent everything that’s going on in the U.S.,” says freestyle skier Hunter Hess.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 8, 2026 at 1:58 PM