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President Donald Trump invited the United States men’s Olympic hockey team to his State of the Union address after the team won the gold medal at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Sunday.
FBI Director Kash Patel was in the locker room with the team as they celebrated the victory. They held up a phone to the players on speakerphone so Trump could give them his message.
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U.S. players celebrate after scoring during a men’s ice hockey gold medal game between Canada and the United States at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
“I’ll tell you what. I told my people two minutes ago that I didn’t know they were going to call me, I said we were giving the State of the Union address on Tuesday night,” Trump said. “I can send a military plane or something, but if you want, it’s the coolest night, it’s the most important speech…”
One player interrupted Trump and said, “We’re in.”
“We will get Kash and we will get the military to help them,” Trump continued. “You won’t have to worry about the weather or landing. We don’t care if it’s snowing or if it’s the worst blizzard – we’ll sail like you did on the ice.”
United States players celebrate after defeating Canada 2-1 in overtime to win the men’s ice hockey gold medal game at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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Trump said he would honor the team the next day with a few more medals and said they would also bring in the women’s team for the honor.
Trump also had kind words for goaltender Connor Hellebuyck, who stopped 41 shots.
“By the way, your goalie didn’t play badly… I’ve seen hockey goalies play a little worse games. Incredible and all of you were incredible. The team is pretty good, you guys played,” he said.
Jack Hughes (86) of the United States celebrates after scoring during a men’s ice hockey gold medal game between Canada and the United States at the 2026 Winter Olympic Games, in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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The team seemed excited about the president’s call and eager for the opportunity to join the president in DC for the State of the Union.
