Internet reacts to Trump's comment about inviting women's hockey team
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The women's hockey team cited timing and other commitments as the reason they declined a visit to the White House. The internet has other ideas.
The Olympic gold medal-winning United States women's hockey team is receiving support online after it declined an invite by the White House to attend the State of the Union address on Tuesday, Feb. 24.
The winning team, which beat Canada for the gold at the 2026 Winter Olympics, cited "timing and previously scheduled academic and professional commitments" as the reason behind their decline.
However, the team's declining of the invite also came after a controversial phone call from President Donald Trump to the U.S. Men's Hockey Team after they also beat Canada for a gold medal on Sunday, Feb. 22.
During the call, Trump invited the men's team to the State of the Union and a White House visit, and offered to transport them on a military plane. He also said on the call, "I must tell you, we're going to have to bring the women's team, you do know that?"
The president added, jokingly, "I do believe I probably would be impeached" if he didn't invite the women's team.
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