February 23, 2026
Trump invites US men's hockey team to State of the Union speech after Olympic triumph
President Donald Trump invited the U.S. men's hockey team to his State of the Union address after the squad took home the gold medal at the Winter Olympics.
TL;DR
- President Trump invited the U.S. men's Olympic hockey team to the State of the Union address.
- The invitation came after the team won the gold medal at the Winter Olympics.
- FBI Director Kash Patel was present during the team's celebration and connected Trump to the players via speakerphone.
- Trump offered to arrange transportation for the team to attend the speech.
- He also mentioned honoring the women's team at a later date.
- Trump praised the team's goaltender, Connor Hellebuyck, for his performance.
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