Team USA Athlete Calls for Unity After Trump Remark (Full Transcript)
[00:00:00] Speaker 1: President Trump has called your teammate Hunter Hess a real loser. Would anybody like to address that or talk about how you feel representing Team USA right now?
[00:00:09] Speaker 2: My parents being immigrants, this one definitely hits pretty close to close to home and I think in moments like these it is really important for us to unite and kind of stand up for for one another for all that's going on and I think that I'm really proud to represent the United States it's the U.S. has given my family and I so much opportunity, but I also think that I we are allowed to voice our opinions on what's going on and I think that we need to lead with love and compassion and I would love to see some more of that
- The speaker feels the insult resonates personally due to their immigrant family background.
- They call for unity and standing up for one another amid political tension.
- They are proud to represent the U.S. and acknowledge the opportunities it provided their family.
- They argue athletes can be patriotic while still voicing opinions about current events.
- They urge leadership grounded in love and compassion rather than disparagement.