American-born Team Israel Olympian praises Trump's fight vs antisemitism, but won't play for Team USA

Team Israel bobsledder Adam Edelman revealed his thoughts on President Trump's policies combatting antisemitism on college campuses, and the thought behind the decision to not compete for Team USA despite being a proud American.

Team Israel Olympic bobsledder Adam Edelman is looking to lead his team back to the Winter Games for the first time since Pyeongchang in 2018. 

If they qualify for Cortina-Milan next year, it would mark his and his teammates' return to the Olympics after failing to qualify for Beijing in 2022. It would also mark their first trip back to the Winter Games since their country was attacked by Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023. 

"We were blessed to have a team ready to go on October 7 and when October 7 came, when it was perpetrated on Israel, every one of them had to be called to war. So it really changed the dynamic of the team over the last couple years," Edelman told Fox News Digital.

"The goal of the team after October 7 was to exist." 

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Israel's Adam Edelman slows down at the end of the men's skeleton heat 2 during the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games, at the Olympic Sliding Centre on Feb. 15, 2018 in Pyeongchang, South Korea. (MARK RALSTON/AFP via Getty Images)

Edelman recalled his team adjusting to a new starter in every competition it participated in, for a time. 

All the while, he has had to live below the poverty line in order to maintain his commitment to leading the team for the last 12 years. He even says he had to sell all of his bitcoin, which he says would have been worth millions today if he held onto it. 

"It was all spent on bobsledding," he said. "I'd be a mega-millionaire if I still had it." 

Edelman admits could have made things