POTUS calls U.S Olympic skier "a real Loser"

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Anonymous wrote:Trump is just reflecting what most Americans think. The guy felt he had to say his opinion. Trump can speak too. Trumps opinion is more entertaining so it kind of wins the debate and that's why the left is furious 24/7

Yall said this same bullshat about the Superbowl performance. You swore that Americans would not tune in to see Bad Bunny, but Kid Rock because T(oilet) P(aper) USA reflected what Americans wanted to see. You were WRONG! And you are WRONG on this issue as well.

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Presidents usually either don't respond publicly or say that the person is within his or her rights to voice an opinion. We all know our dear leader has less impulse control than the average kindergartener.

[Anonymous]

Helsinki 2017
Seoul 2017
London 2019
Osaka 2019

^All places Donald Trump spoke horribly that only Donald Trump could about the USA, US cities, and former presidents.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Trump is just reflecting what most Americans think. The guy felt he had to say his opinion. Trump can speak too. Trumps opinion is more entertaining so it kind of wins the debate and that's why the left is furious 24/7

I like being entertained as much as the next person, but maybe we can use some other criteria to choose the head of the Executive Branch?

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MAGA loves to cancel people.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Trump is just reflecting what most Americans think. The guy felt he had to say his opinion. Trump can speak too. Trumps opinion is more entertaining so it kind of wins the debate and that's why the left is furious 24/7

I like being entertained as much as the next person, but maybe we can use some other criteria to choose the head of the Executive Branch?

What, you don’t think that dementia addled pedophiles should be the chief figurehead of the country?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:FYI, the guy was asked how he is feeling and he answered the question, he told the truth. Can you imagine any other world leader posting something anywhere near this slop? Trump is a global embarrassment

Actually other leaders do respond to athletes critical of their own countries when representing them at international competitions. They just don’t do it quite as bluntly.

The president had a right to criticize the skier, but he was rather blunt about it. A better way would have been to say that you’re disappointed in the skier’s opinion as expressed at an Olympics presser. While everyone is entitled to their opinion, there is a time and place to express it. Other athletes are proud to represent the United States and such negativity undermines team unity.

So you want the US to be like the worse of the worse. SMDH

Tell that to some Western European country politicians have criticized their athletes when they spoke badly of their home countries. No, I won’t quote them for you - do your own research.

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Anonymous wrote:Sports should be a place that is politics free. Represent your country and be proud , if not go to the liberal Olympics

Which fields should and shouldn't be politics-free? Many politicians are lawyers before they run for office. So clearly politics is ok for lawyers. Some enter politics after a career in business like George W. Bush. Some enter politics after a career in entertainment like Reagan. Trump was both a businessman and an entertainer and spent years expressing himself politically. So clearly those are fine. What about Jim Jordan and Tommy Tuberville, who entered politics after being athletes and coaches?

If you ask me, anybody not subject to the Hatch Act is free to express themselves politically.

And Team USA is entitled to prohibit them from representing the US in international competition if it so chooses. Sports teams can bench players and leagues can ban them. Actions have consequences.

Here the skier’s comments were in poor taste. He didn’t have to answer the reporter’s question by giving a divisive sound bite. He could have said he was representing the US, a country that has supported his Olympic dream. Anything beyond his athletic performance didn’t belong at an Olympics presser.

That is exactly how Olympians who lived behind the Iron Curtain expressed themselves. You must be one of those communist bots PP.

It’s called having class. While President Trump reacted poorly, the American people knew what they were getting when they re-elected him. You may hate his guts, but he is the President and has a right to comment on US athletes casting aspersions on the country that helped them get to the Olympics and whose flag under which they compete.

Just say you’re proud to represent the US at the Olympics. If you’re not, then don’t represent it. Simple.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Sports should be a place that is politics free. Represent your country and be proud , if not go to the liberal Olympics

Which fields should and shouldn't be politics-free? Many politicians are lawyers before they run for office. So clearly politics is ok for lawyers. Some enter politics after a career in business like George W. Bush. Some enter politics after a career in entertainment like Reagan. Trump was both a businessman and an entertainer and spent years expressing himself politically. So clearly those are fine. What about Jim Jordan and Tommy Tuberville, who entered politics after being athletes and coaches?

If you ask me, anybody not subject to the Hatch Act is free to express themselves politically.

And Team USA is entitled to prohibit them from representing the US in international competition if it so chooses. Sports teams can bench players and leagues can ban them. Actions have consequences.

Here the skier’s comments were in poor taste. He didn’t have to answer the reporter’s question by giving a divisive sound bite. He could have said he was representing the US, a country that has supported his Olympic dream. Anything beyond his athletic performance didn’t belong at an Olympics presser.

That is exactly how Olympians who lived behind the Iron Curtain expressed themselves. You must be one of those communist bots PP.

It’s called having class. While President Trump reacted poorly, the American people knew what they were getting when they re-elected him. You may hate his guts, but he is the President and has a right to comment on US athletes casting aspersions on the country that helped them get to the Olympics and whose flag under which they compete.

Just say you’re proud to represent the US at the Olympics. If you’re not, then don’t represent it. Simple.

Huh? They both have "the right" to express themselves. But the onus is on the president of the United States to act with dignity for goodness sake. Trump is the one behaving like a buffoon here.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sports should be a place that is politics free. Represent your country and be proud , if not go to the liberal Olympics

Which fields should and shouldn't be politics-free? Many politicians are lawyers before they run for office. So clearly politics is ok for lawyers. Some enter politics after a career in business like George W. Bush. Some enter politics after a career in entertainment like Reagan. Trump was both a businessman and an entertainer and spent years expressing himself politically. So clearly those are fine. What about Jim Jordan and Tommy Tuberville, who entered politics after being athletes and coaches?

If you ask me, anybody not subject to the Hatch Act is free to express themselves politically.

And Team USA is entitled to prohibit them from representing the US in international competition if it so chooses. Sports teams can bench players and leagues can ban them. Actions have consequences.

Here the skier’s comments were in poor taste. He didn’t have to answer the reporter’s question by giving a divisive sound bite. He could have said he was representing the US, a country that has supported his Olympic dream. Anything beyond his athletic performance didn’t belong at an Olympics presser.

That is exactly how Olympians who lived behind the Iron Curtain expressed themselves. You must be one of those communist bots PP.

It’s called having class. While President Trump reacted poorly, the American people knew what they were getting when they re-elected him. You may hate his guts, but he is the President and has a right to comment on US athletes casting aspersions on the country that helped them get to the Olympics and whose flag under which they compete.

Just say you’re proud to represent the US at the Olympics. If you’re not, then don’t represent it. Simple.

There is lots of politics at the Olympics. Some countries are barred from sending anyone to compete at all because of their behavior. US athletes are not required to ignore reality.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sports should be a place that is politics free. Represent your country and be proud , if not go to the liberal Olympics

Which fields should and shouldn't be politics-free? Many politicians are lawyers before they run for office. So clearly politics is ok for lawyers. Some enter politics after a career in business like George W. Bush. Some enter politics after a career in entertainment like Reagan. Trump was both a businessman and an entertainer and spent years expressing himself politically. So clearly those are fine. What about Jim Jordan and Tommy Tuberville, who entered politics after being athletes and coaches?

If you ask me, anybody not subject to the Hatch Act is free to express themselves politically.

And Team USA is entitled to prohibit them from representing the US in international competition if it so chooses. Sports teams can bench players and leagues can ban them. Actions have consequences.

Here the skier’s comments were in poor taste. He didn’t have to answer the reporter’s question by giving a divisive sound bite. He could have said he was representing the US, a country that has supported his Olympic dream. Anything beyond his athletic performance didn’t belong at an Olympics presser.

That is exactly how Olympians who lived behind the Iron Curtain expressed themselves. You must be one of those communist bots PP.

It’s called having class. While President Trump reacted poorly, the American people knew what they were getting when they re-elected him. You may hate his guts, but he is the President and has a right to comment on US athletes casting aspersions on the country that helped them get to the Olympics and whose flag under which they compete.

Just say you’re proud to represent the US at the Olympics. If you’re not, then don’t represent it. Simple.

Where is having class when the President call a Olympian Athlete a loser? Also, using your dumb logic, couldn't Trump have just said nothing? Simple.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sports should be a place that is politics free. Represent your country and be proud , if not go to the liberal Olympics

Which fields should and shouldn't be politics-free? Many politicians are lawyers before they run for office. So clearly politics is ok for lawyers. Some enter politics after a career in business like George W. Bush. Some enter politics after a career in entertainment like Reagan. Trump was both a businessman and an entertainer and spent years expressing himself politically. So clearly those are fine. What about Jim Jordan and Tommy Tuberville, who entered politics after being athletes and coaches?

If you ask me, anybody not subject to the Hatch Act is free to express themselves politically.

And Team USA is entitled to prohibit them from representing the US in international competition if it so chooses. Sports teams can bench players and leagues can ban them. Actions have consequences.

Here the skier’s comments were in poor taste. He didn’t have to answer the reporter’s question by giving a divisive sound bite. He could have said he was representing the US, a country that has supported his Olympic dream. Anything beyond his athletic performance didn’t belong at an Olympics presser.

That is exactly how Olympians who lived behind the Iron Curtain expressed themselves. You must be one of those communist bots PP.

It’s called having class. While President Trump reacted poorly, the American people knew what they were getting when they re-elected him. You may hate his guts, but he is the President and has a right to comment on US athletes casting aspersions on the country that helped them get to the Olympics and whose flag under which they compete.

Just say you’re proud to represent the US at the Olympics. If you’re not, then don’t represent it. Simple.

Where is having class when the President call an Olympian Athlete a loser? Also, using your dumb logic, couldn't Trump have just said nothing? Simple.

So you agree the skier was wrong to comment?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sports should be a place that is politics free. Represent your country and be proud , if not go to the liberal Olympics

Which fields should and shouldn't be politics-free? Many politicians are lawyers before they run for office. So clearly politics is ok for lawyers. Some enter politics after a career in business like George W. Bush. Some enter politics after a career in entertainment like Reagan. Trump was both a businessman and an entertainer and spent years expressing himself politically. So clearly those are fine. What about Jim Jordan and Tommy Tuberville, who entered politics after being athletes and coaches?

If you ask me, anybody not subject to the Hatch Act is free to express themselves politically.

And Team USA is entitled to prohibit them from representing the US in international competition if it so chooses. Sports teams can bench players and leagues can ban them. Actions have consequences.

Here the skier’s comments were in poor taste. He didn’t have to answer the reporter’s question by giving a divisive sound bite. He could have said he was representing the US, a country that has supported his Olympic dream. Anything beyond his athletic performance didn’t belong at an Olympics presser.

That is exactly how Olympians who lived behind the Iron Curtain expressed themselves. You must be one of those communist bots PP.

It’s called having class. While President Trump reacted poorly, the American people knew what they were getting when they re-elected him. You may hate his guts, but he is the President and has a right to comment on US athletes casting aspersions on the country that helped them get to the Olympics and whose flag under which they compete.

Just say you’re proud to represent the US at the Olympics. If you’re not, then don’t represent it. Simple.

Where is having class when the President call an Olympian Athlete a loser? Also, using your dumb logic, couldn't Trump have just said nothing? Simple.

So you agree the skier was wrong to comment?

DP. Failing to understand how he was "wrong to comment". He was asked a question. He answered. He was specifically asked how it feels to be representing the U.S. with "things going on back home." Was he just supposed to act like nothing was going on back home, and not address the question?

This is what he said.

"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. I think for me, it’s more I’m representing my, like, friends and family back home, the people that represented it before me, all the things that I believe are good about the U.S. I just think if it aligns with my moral values, I feel like I’m representing it. Just because I’m wearing the flag doesn’t mean I represent everything that’s going on in the U.S.”

What part of this is wrong you think? Most of us know that silence=complicity.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:FYI, the guy was asked how he is feeling and he answered the question, he told the truth. Can you imagine any other world leader posting something anywhere near this slop? Trump is a global embarrassment

Actually other leaders do respond to athletes critical of their own countries when representing them at international competitions. They just don’t do it quite as bluntly.

The president had a right to criticize the skier, but he was rather blunt about it. A better way would have been to say that you’re disappointed in the skier’s opinion as expressed at an Olympics presser. While everyone is entitled to their opinion, there is a time and place to express it. Other athletes are proud to represent the United States and such negativity undermines team unity.

So you want the US to be like the worse of the worse. SMDH

Tell that to some Western European country politicians have criticized their athletes when they spoke badly of their home countries. No, I won’t quote them for you - do your own research.

Nobody believes you. Anybody can throw out some BS without any evidence or sources.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sports should be a place that is politics free. Represent your country and be proud , if not go to the liberal Olympics

Which fields should and shouldn't be politics-free? Many politicians are lawyers before they run for office. So clearly politics is ok for lawyers. Some enter politics after a career in business like George W. Bush. Some enter politics after a career in entertainment like Reagan. Trump was both a businessman and an entertainer and spent years expressing himself politically. So clearly those are fine. What about Jim Jordan and Tommy Tuberville, who entered politics after being athletes and coaches?

If you ask me, anybody not subject to the Hatch Act is free to express themselves politically.

And Team USA is entitled to prohibit them from representing the US in international competition if it so chooses. Sports teams can bench players and leagues can ban them. Actions have consequences.

Here the skier’s comments were in poor taste. He didn’t have to answer the reporter’s question by giving a divisive sound bite. He could have said he was representing the US, a country that has supported his Olympic dream. Anything beyond his athletic performance didn’t belong at an Olympics presser.

That is exactly how Olympians who lived behind the Iron Curtain expressed themselves. You must be one of those communist bots PP.

It’s called having class. While President Trump reacted poorly, the American people knew what they were getting when they re-elected him. You may hate his guts, but he is the President and has a right to comment on US athletes casting aspersions on the country that helped them get to the Olympics and whose flag under which they compete.

Just say you’re proud to represent the US at the Olympics. If you’re not, then don’t represent it. Simple.

And in case you don't know and is posting from Moscow, the athletes have a right to say exactly what they said. Just say, you don't believe in the First Amendment and move on.