A 'Heated Rivalry' divides US men's hockey fans after Trump call
USA TODAY
A phone call between President Donald Trump and the Olympic gold-medal winning US men's hockey team has sparked a hot political debate in America.
Sunday ushered in signs of unity when the U.S. men's hockey team clinched its first gold medal since the 1980 Miracle on Ice Olympic team in a 2-1 overtime thriller against Canada. The past 48 hours have divided America once again.
President Donald Trump invited the men's team to the State of the Union address in a locker room call and sparked widespread criticism when Trump said that he also had to invite the gold medal-winning women's team, too, or he would be "impeached."
At the State of the Union, the men's team received a bipartisan standing ovation at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, Feb. 24. But Trump's comments in the phone call days prior to his speech invited an avalanche of backlash after the men's team laughed at the president's remark, leading some hardcore sports fans to put the Olympians on thin ice.
"We're so incredibly divided, there's terrible things going on, on a regular basis, and it's supposed to be this one thing where we can all agree to just celebrate," influencer Aubrey Gallione told USA TODAY. "And they ruined it."
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