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riversedge

(80,241 posts)
Sun Feb 22, 2026, 06:15 AM 7 hrs ago

Olympic Skier Hunter Hess Taunts President Trump With Celebration

As you know Trump changed his mind and will not be attending the Olympics.
I bet my 2cents that Trump is afraid he will get booooooooooooed!! and chickened out!!



Olympic Skier Hunter Hess Taunts President Trump With Celebration
https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/olympic-skier-hunter-hess-taunts-182253410.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall


Tzvi Machlin
Fri, February 20, 2026 at 12:22 PM CST·


In the men's freestyle skiing halfpipe qualifying event at the Winter Olympics today, Team USA's Hunter Hess secured his spot in the Final with a comfortable score of 85.00. After his run, he had a message for President Donald Trump.

After his successful qualifying run, Hess raised an "L" handsign above his head for all to see. Speaking to the media afterwards, he said that it was a response to President Trump calling him a loser for some comments he made about representing the United States in the Olympics two weeks prior.

"Apparently, I'm a loser," Hess said. "I worked so hard to be here. I sacrificed my entire life to make this happen. I'm not going to let controversy like that get in my way. I love the United States of America. I cannot say that enough. My original statement, I felt like I said that, but apparently people didn't take it that way. I'm so happy to be here, so happy to represent Team USA."...................





Reports: Trump not coming to Winter Olympics as rumours had suggested


Sat, February 21, 2026 at 12:29 PM CST


https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/reports-trump-not-coming-winter-182931796.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall



US President Donald Trump will not be travelling to Milan, as previously speculated, to watch the US face off Canada in the men's ice hockey final on Sunday, Italian news media reported on Saturday.

The US Consulate in Milan had been informed of the cancellation, the Corriere della Sera newspaper reported.

Earlier this week, Italian media reported that local security authorities had been preparing for a possible Trump visit. However, the security measures that had been prepared will remain in place for the time being – "even for a possible and sudden change of course," the newspaper reported.........................

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Olympic Skier Hunter Hess Taunts President Trump With Celebration (Original Post) riversedge 7 hrs ago OP
Googly-eyed Kash is in Milan now Roy Rolling 7 hrs ago #1
Good. Stay away or, better, rot away. Joinfortmill 6 hrs ago #2
American women are doing well, women of color are doing well GusBob 5 hrs ago #3

Roy Rolling

(7,553 posts)
1. Googly-eyed Kash is in Milan now
Sun Feb 22, 2026, 07:07 AM
7 hrs ago

“However, the security measures that had been prepared will remain in place for the time being”

Right. “Don’t cancel my room now that Shitler has chickened out” is more like it.

GusBob

(8,202 posts)
3. American women are doing well, women of color are doing well
Sun Feb 22, 2026, 08:49 AM
5 hrs ago

Trumps Board of Peace will move to cancel all further Olympics

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