{"id":2568824,"date":"2026-02-11T14:51:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T19:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vance-warns-us-olympians-of-pushback-as-they-pop-off-on-political-takes\/"},"modified":"2026-02-11T14:52:54","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T19:52:54","slug":"vance-warns-us-olympians-of-pushback-as-they-pop-off-on-political-takes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vance-warns-us-olympians-of-pushback-as-they-pop-off-on-political-takes\/","title":{"rendered":"Vance warns US Olympians of pushback as they &#8216;pop off&#8217; on political takes"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fvance-warns-us-olympians-of-pushback-as-they-pop-off-on-political-takes%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2568824&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The piece discusses Vice President JD Vance\u2019s assertion that U.S. Olympians should expect pushback if they share political views while representing the country, and that they should focus on sport to unite Americans.It notes that Donald Trump criticized Olympic skier Hunter Hess for his remarks about representing the U.S., with Hess later clarifying his patriotism. Chloe Kim expressed support for athletes speaking out, while Vance argued that most Team USA members are doing well irrespective of politics and help unite the nation through sport. The article also mentions Secretary of State Marco Rubio leading the U.S. delegation to Milan for the 2026 Winter Games and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >suggests potential talk<\/a> of Rubio and Vance heading the GOP ticket for 2028, alongside Vance\u2019s stance against Nick Fuentes.As of the report,the U.S.had won 10 medals (3 gold, 5 silver, 2 bronze) with the Games continuing through February 22.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Vance amplifies US Olympians are not at games to &lsquo;pop off&rsquo; on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/there-are-only-three-news-stories-that-matter-in-america-right-now\/\" title=\"There Are Only Three News Stories That Matter In America Right Now\">political takes<\/a><\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2485940\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Vice President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4447408\/vance-says-olympics-one-few-things-unites-country\/\">JD Vance<\/a> said United States Olympians can expect &ldquo;some pushback&rdquo; when they share their thoughts on current events in their home country.<\/p>\n<p>President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/4453893\/nigel-farage-donald-trump-friends-disagree-friends\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> slammed Olympic skier Hunter Hess as &ldquo;a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rosie-odonnell-suggests-trump-is-in-cognitive-decline-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Rosie O\u2019Donnell suggests Trump is in \u2018cognitive decline\u2019 ... Washington Examiner\">real loser&#038;rdquo<\/a>; when the athlete said representing the U.S. &ldquo;brings up mixed emotions,&rdquo; and &ldquo;wearing the U.S. flag &ldquo;doesn&rsquo;t mean I represent everything that&rsquo;s going on&rdquo; in the country. Hess later said on social media that he loves his country and &ldquo;there are always things that could be better.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4454228\/jill-zarin-fired-reunion-series-anti-bad-bunny-posts\/\">Reality star Jill Zarin fired from reunion series over anti-Bad Bunny posts<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/4452916\/paramount-all-cash-offer-warner-bros-benefits\/\">Paramount sweetens all-cash offer to buy Warner Bros with &#8216;additional benefits&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4452361\/hunter-hess-hand-in-olympic-uniform-not-proud-united-states-joe-concha\/\">Hunter Hess should &#8216;hand in&#8217; Olympic uniform if he&#8217;s not proud of US: Joe Concha<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Vance called the U.S. Olympic athletes &ldquo;unbelievable,&rdquo; saying the &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bureaucrats-2020-plot-shows-more-of-them-need-to-be-fired\/\" title=\"Bureaucrats&#039; 2020 Plot Shows More Of Them Need To Be Fired\">entire country&#038;rdquo<\/a>; is rooting for them in the 2026 games in Milan, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/sports\/4443100\/us-teams-rename-ice-house-winter-olympics\/\">Italy<\/a>. He added that some athletes are likely to &ldquo;pop off&rdquo; on their political takes, saying it happens &ldquo;every Olympics.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;My advice to them would be to try to bring the country together, and when you&rsquo;re representing the country, you&rsquo;re representing Democrats and Republicans,&rdquo; Vance said. &ldquo;You&rsquo;re there to play a sport and you&rsquo;re there to represent your country and hopefully win a medal. You&rsquo;re not there to pop off about politics, so when Olympic athletes enter the political arena, they should expect some pushback.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@VP<\/a>: &#8220;You&#8217;re there to play a sport and you&#8217;re there to represent your country and hopefully win a medal. You&#8217;re not there to pop off about politics &mdash; so when Olympic athletes enter the political arena, they should expect some pushback.&#8221; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eME2LAt8Pv\">pic.twitter.com\/eME2LAt8Pv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RapidResponse47\/status\/2021634666160361487?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 11, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Vance added that most of Team USA is &ldquo;doing a great job&rdquo; regardless of their political affiliation. He also said these athletes recognize they bring the country together by playing their sport well instead of visiting a foreign country to &ldquo;attack&rdquo; the U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-taking-regeneron-drug-remdesivir-therapy-for-coronavirus-diagnosis-ex-wh-doctor-explains\/\" title=\"Trump taking Regeneron drug, Remdesivir therapy for coronavirus diagnosis: ex...WH doctor explains\">president<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Secretary of State Marco Rubio traveled to Milan on Thursday <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4449678\/vance-rubio-2028-presidential-ticket-exposure-milan-olympics\/\">to lead the U.S. delegation for the 2026 Winter Olympic Games<\/a>. It comes as some Republican pundits have floated the possibility of the two heading the party&rsquo;s 2028 presidential ticket.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/restoring-america\/4450865\/jd-vance-strong-justified-stance-against-far-right-nick-fuentes\/\"><strong>VANCE TAKES A STRONG AND JUSTIFIED STANCE AGAINST FAR-RIGHT INTERNET STAR NICK FUENTES<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Washington Examiner<\/em> senior writer Joe Concha said while Hess has the right to free speech,  <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4452361\/hunter-hess-hand-in-olympic-uniform-not-proud-united-states-joe-concha\/\">&ldquo;maybe hand in your Olympic uniform&rdquo;<\/a> if he doesn&rsquo;t appreciate the &ldquo;privilege&rdquo; of representing the U.S. He also called Generation Z, which Hess is a member of, &ldquo;the most privileged, entitled generation that we could ever imagine&rdquo; when discussing this generation&rsquo;s lack of pride in living in the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. Olympic snowboarder <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4450969\/chloe-kim-more-love-trump-swipe-hunter-hess\/\">Chloe Kim has come to the aid of Hess<\/a>, saying she was &ldquo;so happy that so many Olympians are not hesitant to speak out for what they believe in.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. has taken home <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.teamusa.com\/milano-cortina-2026\/olympics\/medals\">10 medals as of Wednesday afternoon<\/a>, including three gold medals, five silver, and two bronze. The 2026 Olympic Winter Games will conclude on Feb. 22.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vance: Olympians should not discuss politics; pushback<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2568825,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AP26042242785108-e1770832465325.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4690,4825,5894],"class_list":["post-2568824","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-athletes","tag-olympics","tag-politics"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AP26042242785108-e1770832465325.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2568824","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2568824"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2568824\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2568828,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2568824\/revisions\/2568828"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2568825"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2568824"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2568824"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2568824"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}