“Just because I’m wearing the flag doesn’t mean I represent everything that’s going on in the US,” Hess said Friday.

cross-posted from: https://ibbit.at/post/173353

On Monday, United States Olympic skier Hunter Hess appeared to respond to President Donald Trump’s remark that he is a “real loser” for expressing mixed feelings about representing the U.S. The 27-year-old freestyle skier caught the attention of the president for his comments in a press conference in Milan on Friday. “It brings up mixed emotions to represent the U.S. right now.

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  • StupidBrotherInLaw@lemmy.world
    21·
    2 days ago

    Eh? Are we reading the same things? I can’t see why you think the comment called directly out as a response is the initial comment, which is also called out directly in the article.

        • jacksilver@lemmy.world
          21·
          2 days ago

          Reread the article, his original quote was on Friday:

          his comments in a press conference in Milan on Friday.

          “It brings up mixed emotions to represent the U.S. right now. I think 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.

          “Just because I’m wearing the flag doesn’t mean I represent everything that’s going on in the U.S.,” he clarified later.

          Following that Trump insulted him and he followed up with the quote mentioned above on Monday.

          I think you just have the time line off.