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Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., needled President Donald Trump<\/a> on Sunday over comments he made about American Olympian Hunter Hess.<\/p>\n

Hess faced the wrath of the president after he said he had “mixed emotions” about representing the U.S.<\/a> at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics. Trump responded by calling the skier a “real loser.”<\/p>\n

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“Trump called American Olympian Hunter Hess a \u2018real loser\u2019 for criticizing what\u2019s happening in our country under Trump,” Sanders wrote on X. “Mr. President, this is not a monarchy. This is the United States and no one is required to bow down to you.<\/p>\n

“Hess is not a loser. He’s a proud American.”<\/p>\n

Hess\u2019 comments came as the Trump administration faced backlash over the use of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in immigration enforcement operations. An incident with ICE agents in January left Renee Good dead in Minnesota. Border Patrol agents also had a deadly encounter with Alex Pretti.<\/p>\n

Those incidents were apparently used as the catalyst for the comments from Hess and his teammate Chris Lillis. Hess said he had “mixed emotions” about representing the U.S.<\/p>\n

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“It brings up mixed emotions to represent the U.S.<\/a> right now, I think. It\u2019s a little hard. There\u2019s obviously a lot going on that I\u2019m not the biggest fan of, and I think a lot of people aren\u2019t,” Hess said.<\/p>\n

“I think, for me, it\u2019s more I\u2019m representing my friends and family back home, the people that represented it before me, all the things that I believe are good about the U.S. If it aligns with my moral values, I feel like I\u2019m representing it. Just because I\u2019m wearing the flag doesn’t mean I represent everything that\u2019s going on in the U.S.<\/p>\n

“I just kind of want to do it for my friends and my family and the people that support me getting here.”<\/p>\n

Trump called out Hess on Truth Social.<\/p>\n

“U.S. Olympic Skier, Hunter Hess, a real Loser, says he doesn\u2019t represent his Country in the current Winter Olympics,” he wrote.<\/p>\n

“If that\u2019s the case, he shouldn\u2019t have tried out for the Team, and it\u2019s too bad he\u2019s on it. Very hard to root for someone like this. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!”<\/p>\n

Fox News\u2019 Paulina Dedaj contributed to this report.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/sanders-calls-olympic-skier-proud-american-despite-having-mixed-emotions-about-representing-us <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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