Trump criticizes 'loser' Team USA skier Hunter Hess over press conference comments

"It brings up mixed emotions to represent the U.S. right now" because of "everything that’s going on," Hess said.

President Donald Trump said Sunday that it's “very hard to root for someone” like “loser” Team USA freestyle skier Hunter Hess, who last week told reporters that he has "mixed emotions" about representing the U.S. at the Winter Olympics in Milano Cortina, Italy.  

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

The White House had no immediate comment on the president's social media post.

At a Team USA Freeski Team press conference before the opening ceremonies in Italy Friday, Hess said that “it brings up mixed emotions to represent the U.S. right now.”  

“It’s a little hard. There’s obviously a lot going on that I’m not the biggest fan of and I think a lot of people aren’t,” Hess said, in response to a reporter's question to the team about "what it means to wear Team USA and the American flag in the hopes of trying to bring some unity" to the U.S. in the midst of ongoing domestic tensions.