Vice President JD Vance on Wednesday knocked Olympians for speaking out on politics at this year’s Milan Cortina Games.
“Yes, you’re going to have some Olympic athletes who pop off about politics, I feel like that happens every Olympics,” said Vance in a clip to X shared by CNN’s Kit Maher.
“My advice to them would be to try to bring the country together and when you’re representing the country, you’re representing Democrats and Republicans. You’re there to play a sport and you’re there to represent your country and hopefully win a medal. You’re not there to pop off about politics.”
Vance’s remarks arrive as U.S. athletes continue to speak out on the political climate back in the States just days after President Donald Trump’s online tantrum over Team USA freestyle skier Hunter Hess expressing his “mixed emotions” about repping the red, white and blue at the games.
The skier’s vague remarks on not being the “biggest fan” of “a lot going on” in the country somehow sparked a fury from Trump, who called him a “real loser” as he whined over why the accomplished athlete would bother pushing for a spot on Team USA.
