Trump also invited the U.S. men’s hockey team after both squads won gold medals in dramatic overtime victories at the Games.

The White House invited the U.S. women’s hockey team to attend Donald Trump’s State of the Union on Tuesday, but the players said they are unable to attend.

A spokesperson for the team told NBC News’ Monica Alba that the team, which won the gold medal at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy, was “sincerely grateful” for the recognition, but the players are unable to attend “due to the timing and previously scheduled academic and professional commitments.”

  • Gordon Calhoun@lemmy.world
    17·
    22 days ago

    Options: use an entire day or two to witness a multi-hour self-agrandizing wandering divisive tirade in 1st grade English OR do literally anything else you would like or need to do.

    Tough choice…

  • Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.caEnglish
    11·
    21 days ago

    As a Canadian, I suddenly feel much better that our team lost to these American women.

    Fuck the American men’s team though.

    • madcaesar@lemmy.world
      2·
      21 days ago

      I had no opinion on the men’s hockey team. But seeing them party with Patel and glaze Trump, they can all puck off.

  • Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works
    3·
    22 days ago

    “Quick! Book us some college and girl’s teams, we’ll put on a clinic!”

    (That would actually be a really nice thing)

  • melsaskca@lemmy.ca
    2·
    21 days ago

    trump will be doing his best Oprah. “And you get a tween! And you get a tween!..”. Someone arrest that guy already. Get a state guy to do it though, not a fed.

  • Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works
    1·
    21 days ago

    I don’t know why any team does this with this child rapist.

    I have little respect for any of them that aren’t turning it down.