Fox News guest calls for Hunter Hess to be kicked off the United States Olympic team: “This guy is the absolute worst of America”
Michael Knowles: “This guy is the absolute worst of America. It's pathetic. If he is so ashamed and embarrassed to be representing the United States, he should be pulled off the team”
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From the February 9, 2026, edition of Fox News' Fox & Friends
BRIAN KILMEADE (CO-HOST): So we're not living up to Hunter Hess's level of excitement and quality, I guess.
MICHAEL KNOWLES (GUEST): Guys, do you have any of those miniature violins that we could all play as our hearts break for this skier?
This guy is the absolute worst of America. It's pathetic. If he is so ashamed and embarrassed to be representing the United States, he should be pulled off the team, and I'm not even being hyperbolic here. He actually has no place on the Olympic team. Because the point of the Olympics is patriotism and beyond the patriotism of all these countries that come together, it's world peace. That was the idea of the modern Olympic games. This guy hates his country, he's clearly ashamed to be wearing the flag. So, he should come home and give it to one of the other many excellent athletes proud to represent America.