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 Olympic hockey squad to his State of the Union code aft the squad won the golden medal astatine the Milan Cortina Olympics connected Sunday.

FBI Director Kash Patel was successful the locker country with the squad arsenic they celebrated the win. He held a telephone up to the players connected talker telephone successful bid for Trump to present his message.

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United States players observe aft scoring during a men's crystal hockey golden medal crippled betwixt Canada and the United States astatine the 2026 Winter Olympics, successful Milan, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026.  (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

"I’ll archer you what. I conscionable told my radical 2 minutes ago, I didn’t cognize they’d beryllium calling, I said we’re giving the State of the Union code connected Tuesday night," Trump said. "I tin nonstop a subject level oregon something, but if you would similar to, it’s the coolest night, it’s the biggest code …"

One subordinate chopped disconnected Trump and said, "We’re in."

"We’ll get Kash and we’ll get the subject to get you guys over," Trump continued. "You won’t person to interest astir the upwind oregon landing. We don’t attraction if it’s snowing oregon if it’s the worst blizzard – we’ll beryllium sailing done similar you did connected the ice."

United States players observe aft defeating Canada 2-1 successful overtime to triumph the men's crystal hockey golden medal crippled astatine the 2026 Winter Olympics successful Milan, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026.  (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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Trump said helium would grant the squad the adjacent time with immoderate much medals and said they would bring the women’s squad up for the grant arsenic well.

Trump besides had benignant words for goaltender Connor Hellebuyck, who stopped 41 shots.

"By the way, your goalie played not bad. … I’ve seen hockey goalies person somewhat worse games. Unbelievable and you were each unbelievable. The squad is beauteous good, you played," helium said.

United States' Jack Hughes (86) celebrates aft scoring during a men's crystal hockey golden medal crippled betwixt Canada and the United States astatine the 2026 Winter Olympics, successful Milan, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026.  (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

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The squad appeared to beryllium excited astir the president’s telephone and seemed anxious astatine the accidental of joining the president successful D.C. for the State of the Union.

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