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"I feel heartbroken about what's happening in the United States," says Team USA Olympic freestyle skier Christopher Lillis, answering questions about the recent anti-ICE protests that have rocked the country.

These and other comments by U.S. Olympic freestyle skier Hunter Hess, about representing the US during a time of political turmoil, have sparked controversy.

U.S. President Donald Trump labeled Hess a “real loser” after the skier said he had mixed emotions about competing for the country, while Senator Bernie Sanders pushed back, calling Hess a “proud American”.

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