Trump lashes out at Olympic skier for comments made about representing the US

Donald Trump, the President of the United States, criticised American Olympic skier Hunter Hess Sunday. This comes days after Hess expressed his mixed feelings about representing?the United States. The Winter Olympics are taking place in northern Italy.

Trump, in reference to Hess' remarks, wrote: "If this is?the case, then he shouldn't even have tried out for Team USA, and it's just too bad that he's there." "Very difficult to root for someone like this."

The presence of U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) personnel at the?Olympics in Milano Cortina has sparked political tensions. After agents killed two people in Minneapolis, the agency faced protests all over the U.S.

Hess, the freestyle skier who represented the U.S. at a press conference in Milan, expressed that it was "a bit difficult" and he had mixed feelings.

He said: "There are a number of things that I don't like, and I believe many others do not." "Just because I wear the flag does not mean that I represent all of what's happening in the United States."

Chris Lillis, a fellow ski team member, spoke out against ICE during the'same press conference. He said he was heartbroken.

Lillis said, "I believe that as a nation we need to 'focus on respecting everyone's rights' and'making'sure that we treat our citizens and anyone with love and respect." "I hope that people will realize when they see the athletes at the Olympics that this is the America we are trying to represent." Sheila Dang reported from Houston, and Sergio Non edited the story.

(source: Reuters)