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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(134,020 posts)
Wed Feb 11, 2026, 10:41 PM 3 hrs ago

JD Vance says Olympians 'not there to pop off about politics'

Source: USA Today

Vice President JD Vance warned United States Olympic athletes to expect "pushback" if they delve into politics, defending President Donald Trump's criticism of freestyle halfpipe skier Hunter Hess.

"You're not there to pop off about politics," Vance told reporters Feb. 11 while traveling back from an overseas trip where he led the U.S. delegation to the 2026 Winter Olympics. "So when Olympic athletes enter the political arena, they should expect some pushback."

Trump lashed out at Hess after the skier said he had "mixed emotions" about representing the U.S. "right now."

"There's obviously a lot going on that I'm not the biggest fan of," Hess said, adding: "Wearing the flag doesn't mean I represent everything that's going on in the U.S."

Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/jd-vance-says-olympians-not-162823985.html



This is America Vance. We've always had the right to free speech. Get the fuck out if you don't like it.
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SunSeeker

(57,931 posts)
3. Go fuck a couch, JD, you un-American fascist. These Olympians are there to be AMERICANS.
Wed Feb 11, 2026, 11:18 PM
3 hrs ago

Americans' most fundamental right is freedom of speech. You trying to muzzle those patriotic Olympians is unconstitutional. Go de-flower a futon, and stop infringing on Americans' 1st Am rights.

area51

(12,596 posts)
4. Teddy Roosevelt quote
Wed Feb 11, 2026, 11:35 PM
2 hrs ago
"To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public. Nothing but the truth should be spoken about him or any one else. But it is even more important to tell the truth, pleasant or unpleasant, about him than about any one else."


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Hassler

(4,832 posts)
8. Yes, JD, why didn't Jesse Owens properly
Thu Feb 12, 2026, 12:59 AM
1 hr ago

Grovel before Hitler. What. A. Putz. Thankfully not even Thiel can push this stiff over the finish line m

Grokenstein

(6,303 posts)
9. YOUR ATTITUDE HASS BEEN NOTED, HOHH-GAN!!!
Thu Feb 12, 2026, 01:12 AM
1 hr ago

If they wanted to talk shit about Biden or Obama or Harris, herr couchfucker and his fellow gnatsies would be all smiles.

homegirl

(1,940 posts)
10. The Public Speaks...
Thu Feb 12, 2026, 01:18 AM
1 hr ago

That is what happens when the US supports dictators and imperialists like Putin and Orban. That''s what happens when the US tries to intimidate its former allies with invading their territory such as Denmark. That is what you get when you place tariffs in the world and attack your trading partners.

That says nothing of what the US is doing at home, intimidating its citizens by a secret police which is murdering US citizens. A country that protects pedophiles, installs a kleptocracy and seeks to dismantle the democratic electoral process by making it impossible for any other party than the GOP to win elections.

The thing the US needs to remember it is not America that is being booed, it is Trump and his minions.

BaronChocula

(4,219 posts)
13. Who the fuck is JD Vance?
Thu Feb 12, 2026, 01:27 AM
1 hr ago

He looks what would happen if an Ewok and a marshmallow had a baby.
He looks like he enjoys the taste of corroded batteries.
His voice sounds like the splurting end of a diarrhea stream.
He looks like his address should be Mom's Basement.
He looks like the kind of person you don't want around your pets.
He looks like the patient that makes dentists see dollar signs.
He looks like he should think before he pops off about elite athletes.

KitFox

(518 posts)
14. Oh, expect pushback, huh! Are you gonna get one of Pam's incompetent DOJ l
Thu Feb 12, 2026, 01:28 AM
1 hr ago

lackeys to try and bring indictments against them for sedition and treason so your pathetic regime can faceplant in front of another Grand Jury. Like Rachel Maddow often says, “They’re just so bad at this.” He is lackluster and boring to the core.

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