"He called them during their locker room celebration and joked that since he invited the men to the State of the Union (SOTU) address, he would "have to bring the women's team" too. He added he "would probably be impeached" if he didn't extend the invite. Most of the men's team members laughed raucously in response."
"The moment is being held up as evidence that the GOP has never actually cared about women's sports, despite claiming to do so as the motivation for banning trans women from participating in women's competitions."
"Trump, who sported one of their medals and declared with glee, "I never thought I'd ever have this on," as if he did something to earn it."
Trump met with the USA Men's Hockey team at the White House before the State of the Union address, wearing one of their Olympic gold medals. Days earlier, he had mocked the USA Women's Hockey team, who also won gold, joking that he would "probably be impeached" if he didn't invite them to the address. Most of the men's team laughed at this joke. The Women's team declined the invitation, citing academic and professional commitments. Despite backlash, most of the men's team visited Trump, who wore their medal and expressed amazement at having it, appearing to take credit for their Olympic victory.
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