President Trump Calls U.S. Olympic Skier A “Real Loser” – Here’s What Sparked His Comments

President Trump is feuding with a member of Team U.S.A. Olympic Team.

On Sunday morning, President Trump called U.S. Olympic Skier Hunter Hess a “loser”.

Trump’s comments, however, were not random but rather a response to Hess’s remarks at a recent press conference.

Fox News provided further context on Trump’s remarks:

President Donald Trump reacted on Sunday after Team USA Olympic skier Hunter Hess sparked outrage over his comments about representing the country at the Milan Cortina Games.

Trump made a scathing post on social media, calling Hess a “real loser.”

“U.S. Olympic Skier, Hunter Hess, a real Loser, says he doesn’t represent his Country in the current Winter Olympics,” he wrote.

“If that’s the case, he shouldn’t have tried out for the Team, and it’s too bad he’s on it. Very hard to root for someone like this. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!”

“Miracle on Ice” star Mike Eruzione also took issue with Hess’ remarks. He wrote on X that Hess shouldn’t have put on the uniform if he felt the way he did. The former men’s ice hockey Olympian later deleted his post.

Hess’ 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.

Read Trump’s full post below:

Here are the comments by Hess that Trump was responding to:

What a disappointing message by USA Olympic Skier Hunter Hess.

You can proud of your country and not support the sitting presidents policies.

Olympians like @MensahTamStock celebrated with class. pic.twitter.com/FLLkeFfJ4M

— Patrick Bet-David (@patrickbetdavid) February 7, 2026

Not everyone on the Olympic team shares Hess’s view.

Olympic women’s wrestler Tamyra Stock is proud to represent the United States:

Tamyra Mensah-Stock is the perfect model of how Olympic athletes should represent America on the world stage

No woke garbage — Just pure pride:

“I love representing the U.S. I freakin’ love living there. I love it… I’m so happy I get to represent USA”🇺🇸pic.twitter.com/DIrO52jPwL

— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) February 7, 2026

On Sunday, Team U.S.A. was able to get its first gold medal in the 2026 Winter Olympics, per CBS:

American skier Breezy Johnson won Team USA’s first gold medal of the Milano Cortina Winter Games in the women’s downhill, a bittersweet victory after teammate Lindsey Vonn crashed out during the race.

Johnson, 30, was the sixth runner and the first of four American skiers down the course on Saturday and took the lead early on after flying down the iconic Olympia delle Tofana course on a sunny day in Cortina in 1:36.10. It is her first-ever Olympic medal.

Johnson is the second American woman to ever win the Olympic gold medal in downhill skiing, the first being Vonn at the 2010 Vancouver Games. Johnson was visibly moved as she received her medal and the national anthem was played.

“I had a good feeling about today. I sort of still can’t believe it yet,” Johnson said. “I don’t know when it will sink in.”

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