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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. He held a phone in front of the players on speakerphone so Trump could deliver 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 just told my staff two minutes ago, I didn’t know they would call, I said we would give the State of the Union address Tuesday night,” Trump said. “I can send a military plane or something, but if you want, it’s the coolest night, it’s the biggest speech…”
A player cut Trump off and said, “Here we are. »
“We’re going to catch Kash and we’re going to get the military to help you,” Trump continued. “You won’t have to worry about the weather or landing. We don’t care if it’s snowing or the worst blizzard – we’ll sail just like you did on the ice.”
U.S. players celebrate after beating Canada 2-1 in overtime to win the gold medal game in men’s ice hockey 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 more medals and said they would also bring the women’s team for the honor.
Trump also had kind words for goalie Connor Hellebuyck, who stopped 41 shots.
“By the way, your goalie didn’t play bad. … I’ve seen hockey goalies have slightly worse games. Unbelievable and you all were unbelievable. The team is pretty good, you 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 Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Sunday, February 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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The team seemed excited about the president’s call and seemed eager to be able to join the president in Washington for the State of the Union.
