Trump Calls USA Hockey Team, Invites Them to SOTU After Winning Gold
President Donald Trump called the United States men’s hockey team and FBI Director Kash Patel joined them in the locker room to celebrate their victory against Canada on Sunday.
About an hour after the team won their first Olympic gold medal since 1980, coach Mike Sullivan announced that Trump spoke via FaceTime with the athletes.
“The players just had the president, I don’t know what it was like, what you call it, FaceTime, whatever, in the locker room,” he said. saidaccording to The United States today. “He just spoke to the group, expressing how proud he was of the group and congratulating everyone on the victory.”
Winning the medal “was an inspiration for our country,” he continued. “I can’t tell you how many text messages I’ve gotten over the last few days about watch parties at 8 a.m. I think from an audience perspective, in the United States, there were a lot of people paying attention, including the president.”
In video captured in the locker room, Patel holds his phone while Trump can be heard saying, “You were all amazing.” »
The president then invited the team to his State of the Union address on Tuesday, to which a chorus of players immediately responded: “We’re in!”
One player asked if he could have helped get him to Washington, DC.
“We’re going to get Kash or we’re going to get the military to help you,” Trump responded, drawing more cheers from the athletes.
At the end of the call, Trump said, “We love you guys. Congratulations…I’ll shake everyone’s hand, but I have to shake that goalie’s hand!”
Team captain Auston Matthews described what it was like to receive a call from the president after beating Canada 2-1 in overtime.
“We’re all proud Americans, obviously,” he said. “This is a huge moment for us, a huge moment for the United States. [Trump] called. I just congratulated us… It’s an honor to wear this jersey and represent the United States. To go home with a gold medal, you know how much it means to the guys in this room, to the people watching us and supporting us too.
“I think there’s a lot to do on our return trip. We’ll see what happens, but obviously it’s an honor to wear this jersey and represent the United States,” Matthews continued. “Coming home with a gold medal, I mean, you know how much it means to the guys in this room and how much it means to all the people watching and supporting us too.”
Patel shared some post-game photos on social media, celebrating the hockey champions as “legends standing on the shoulders of giants.”
Olivia Rondeau is a political reporter for Breitbart News based in Washington, DC. Find it on X/Twitter And Instagram.
