sports
February 26, 2026
US women's hockey team captain said Trump call was 'distasteful'
The captain of the U.S. women’s hockey team, Hilary Knight, said Thursday that President Donald Trump’s phone call to the U.S. men’s Olympic hockey team was “distasteful.”
TL;DR
- Hilary Knight, captain of the U.S. women's hockey team, called President Trump's phone call to the men's team "distasteful."
- Knight believes the comment, which joked about impeaching Trump if the women's team wasn't invited to the State of the Union, minimized the women's accomplishments.
- The incident happened during a successful Olympic tournament where both the men's and women's U.S. hockey teams won gold medals.
- Several players from the men's team acknowledged they should have reacted differently, and family members emphasized the mutual support between the teams.
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