Keith Olbermann ridicules US men's hockey team for wanting to accept Trump's State of Union invite

Former ESPN broadcaster Keith Olbermann took contented with the U.S. men’s crystal hockey squad wanting to judge President Donald Trump’s invitation to his State of Union code connected Tuesday night, portion applauding the women’s hockey squad for declining the aforesaid gesture. 

Both teams are caller disconnected Olympic golden implicit Canada, with overtime heroics needed successful each contention by Jack Hughes for the men and Megan Keller for the women. As such, Trump extended an invitation to some teams to his address, though the women’s hockey squad said "previously scheduled world and nonrecreational commitments" led to turning down the invite. 

"We are sincerely grateful for the invitation extended to our golden medal-winning U.S. Women’s Hockey Team and profoundly admit the designation of their bonzer achievement," USA Hockey told NBC News. "Due to the timing and antecedently scheduled world and nonrecreational commitments pursuing the Games, the athletes are incapable to participate.

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Keith Olbermann connected "The View" connected March 25, 2016. (Lou Rocco/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images)

"They were honored to beryllium included and are grateful for the acknowledgment."

Olbermann was pleased to spot that news. 

"It’s authoritative US Gold Winning Olympic Hockey squad declined invitation to beryllium governmental props for Trump astatine the SOTU tomorrow," helium wrote connected X. "The women, that is."

Then, helium took purpose astatine the men’s hockey team, which was seen reacting to Trump’s invitation during a telephone telephone successful the locker country aft defeating Team Canada to wrapper up the 2026 Milan Cortina Games. Multiple players chopped disconnected Trump erstwhile helium suggested they question to the State of the Union code connected an authoritative invitation. 

"The men are inactive excessively stupid, self-absorbed and misogynistic to recognize that going, volition instrumentality to them permanently," Olbermann’s station finished. 

Olbermann besides took objection to the White House posting a representation of an eagle attacking a goose aft Team USA’s 2-1 victory, which marked the archetypal clip since the 1980 "Miracle connected Ice" squad the Americans won golden successful men’s hockey. 

The station came successful effect to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s remarks astir Canada erstwhile they defeated the U.S. successful the 4 Nations Face-Off past year, penning astatine the time, "You can’t instrumentality our state — and you can’t instrumentality our game." 

President Donald Trump attends a ceremonial successful Florida to dedicate the renaming of a 4-mile agelong of Southern Boulevard successful Palm Beach County to "President Donald J. Trump Boulevard" connected Jan. 16, 2026. (Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP Photo)

"Trump's Trash White House ever acts arsenic if it's ne'er been determination before," Olbermann, who has agelong been a Trump critic, wrote connected X. 

Meanwhile, players similar Matthew Tkachuk believed it "super cool" that Trump called them aft the win. 

"It’s an grant proceeding from the President of the United States," helium said aft arriving astatine Miami International Airport connected Monday. "Hearing that helium was supporting america and each the different athletes wanting america to bring location arsenic galore golden medals arsenic we can. We’re decidedly honored to correspond him and the hundreds of millions crossed the state and to bring a golden medal back."

It’s chartless if the men’s hockey squad did officially judge the invitation. They continued their celebrations successful Miami, including an quality astatine E11EVEN MIAMI nightclub connected Monday night. 

Trump’s code is scheduled for 9 p.m. ET connected Tuesday, portion the NHL docket resumes connected Wednesday nighttime crossed the league. 

TV Personality Keith Olbermann speaks onstage during the Olbermann sheet astatine the ESPN information of the 2013 Summer Television Critics Association circuit astatine the Beverly Hilton Hotel connected July 24, 2013 successful Beverly Hills, California.  (Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

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During the telephone telephone with the men’s team, Trump was explaining helium could "send a subject level oregon something" for the team, 1 subordinate chopped him disconnected and said, "We’re in."

Trump besides brought up the women’s hockey squad connected the telephone call, saying, "I indispensable archer you, we’re going to person to bring the women’s team, you bash cognize that. Trump besides joked, "I bash judge I astir apt would beryllium impeached," if helium didn’t invitation the women’s squad arsenic good arsenic the men. 

The Professional Women’s Hockey League besides resumes play connected Thursday night. 

Fox News’ Ryan Gaydos contributed to this report.

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