
U.S. Olympic Hockey Hero Responds To Diss Of Women's Team By Trump, Men's Squad
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"Everything is so political," U.S. star Jack Hughes said.
Jack Hughes, who scored the game-winning goal against Canada in the Winter Olympics hockey final, tried to chill outrage against the team and President Donald Trump for their exchange about the champion U.S. women’s squad.
“Everything is so political,” he told the Daily Mail at a victory party in Miami.
The women turned down Trump’s patronizing invite to join the men at the State of the Union address and the White House, citing time conflicts in an achingly diplomatic statement from USA Hockey.
“They’ve got busy schedules, too,” Hughes said to the tabloid. “Everyone is giving us backlash for all the social media stuff today. People are so negative out there and they are just trying to find a reason to put people down and make something out of almost nothing.”
The women’s team also captured gold against Canada in a dramatic overtime days earlier in Milan but was insulted by Trump in his congratulatory phone call to the men’s team where he proffered the invite.













