"During Trump's State of the Union Tuesday night, he brought out 20 members of the men's winning team for a standing ovation and chants of "USA!" from Republicans. (Five players did not attend. Brava.) After the women's team initially declined Trump's invite, he claimed during his speech that they "will soon be coming" to the White House."
""Players are back competing with their professional and collegiate teams and are in the midst of their season," U.S. women's hockey spokesperson Melissa Katz told Jezebel in an e-mailed statement. "They're honored and grateful to be invited and any opportunity to visit the White House as a team will be based on their schedules once their seasons conclude.""
"The team's earlier statement rejecting Trump's SOTU invitation also included the words "honored" and "grateful for the acknowledgment," so it's far from a definitive rejection. I won't be holding my breath, but I'm also crossing my fingers that this means-albeit way too politely-that they've unanimously decided they would never."
Following Team USA's Olympic hockey victories, both men's and women's teams received White House invitations from President Trump. During his State of the Union address, Trump brought 20 members of the men's gold medal team for a standing ovation, though five players did not attend. The women's team initially declined the invitation, prompting Trump to claim during his speech they would soon visit. However, the women's team spokesperson clarified that players are competing with their professional and collegiate teams and any White House visit would depend on their schedules after their seasons conclude. The team's polite language suggests reluctance rather than firm commitment.
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