Fox contributor Raymond Arroyo says US skier has committed “borderline treason” by criticizing ICE
Arroyo: “If you really want to make a political statement, talk about people who are really facing death”
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From the February 9, 2026, edition of Fox News' The Ingraham Angle
LAURA INGRAHAM (HOST): Guess what, don't come then. If you're so, if the United States is so, don't wear and don't compete for the United States. I'm tired of this. This is ridiculous. The president responded on social media saying, U.S. Olympics skier Hunter Hess is a real loser. Went on to say he shouldn't have tried out for the team and it's too bad he's on it.
RAYMOND ARROYO (CONTRIBUTOR): Right, just what you said. Well, Laura this is borderline treason.
LAURA INGRAHAM: Then he backed away. Well he backed away we got to say, the skier tried to do an about face.
RAYMOND ARROYO: Well a little bit. But look, where are they talking about Jimmy Lai, who was just sentenced to 20 years in Hong Kong for doing nothing but speaking and supporting free speech? Where are they about the Iranians who are on the street getting mowed down by that regime? Nobody talks about them at the Olympics. If you really want to make a political statement, talk about people who are really facing death —
LAURA INGRAHAM: Challenge the Chinese.
RAYMOND ARROYO: — really facing dire circumstances. But we never hear that. We never hear that. And you know, they're competing with each other to get clicks and to make political statements. One guy peed in the ice, Laura. He said you know, 'F ICE.' I mean, this is —
LAURA INGRAHAM: It's an embarrassment.
RAYMOND ARROYO: — look at this. This is an Olympic skier. It's ridiculous. And he says, Well, I'm just using my platform. No, you're using the UK's platform, who you're supposed to be representing in a game and you're using it to make stupid political statements and vile ones at that.