President Donald Trump took an opportunity in the management of Afghanistan by the previous administrations while welcoming the Florida Panthers to the White House to celebrate his Stanley Cup title.
The Panthers were the first team to visit the White House in Trump’s second term as president.
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President Donald Trump speaks as Vincent Viola, owner of the NHL Stanley 2024 Cup Hockey team team, Florida Panthers, left, listens during a ceremony to honor the team in the East Room of the White House, on Monday 3 of February 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
The president talked highly the owner of the Vincent Viola team before letting him say some words about his team that won the Stanley Cup in an epic series of seven games against the Edmonton Oilers. Trump called a “true champion” that loves the military.
“He is a real champion in everything he has done. He loves the military,” Trump said. “The first thing he did, I see it: ‘You have to do this with the army. You have to move them here. You have to say …’ He is giving me all the instructions. You love the military.
“You know, we should have you in Afghanistan instead of the characters we had. It would have been a bit different.”
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President Donald Trump shakes the captain of the Aleksander Barkov team during a ceremony with the Florida Panthers NHL team to celebrate his Stanley 2024 Cup victory, in the east room of the White House, on Monday 3 of February 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
The United States invaded Afghanistan in 2001 after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 in the hope of demolishing the Taliban and finding Usama Bin Laden.
When the United States ended its retirement from Afghanistan, the suicide bombers launched an attack at Abbey Gate from the Hamid Karzai International Airport. Thirteen US members were killed along with 170 Afghan civilians.
In Trump’s first administration, Viola was running for the secretary of the US Army. Uu. Before withdrawing from consideration. The billionaire businessman attended the US Military Academy. In West Point and finally served with the 101A Airborne Division in Fort Campbell.
The owner always dreamer Vinnie Viola has the trophy after winning the 2017 Kentucky derby in Churchill Downs. (Jamie Rhodes-USA Today Sports)
Viola bought the team in 2013 and the team has reached the playoffs six times, including five consecutive from the 2019-20 season to the 2023-24 season. The team reached the final of the Stanley Cup in 2023 only to lose against Los Vegas Golden Knights in five games.
