United Kingdom, Feb. 8 -- Donald Trump has branded US Olympian Hunter Hess as a "real loser" after he suggested that he felt "mixed emotions" about representing his country at the Winter Games.

The 27-year-old freestyle skier claimed that it was a "little hard" to be representing the US team in Milan-Cortina amid the political turmoil back at home, leading to a typically combative response from the President on social media.

Hess said at a press conference: "It's a little hard. There's obviously a lot going on that I'm not the biggest fan of, and I think a lot of people aren't.

"I think for me, it's more I'm representing my friends and my family back home... all the things that I believe are good about the United States.

"Just because...