U.S. Men's Hockey Team Goalie On That Trump Call: 'Should Have Reacted Differently'
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A member of the gold medal-winning U.S. men’s hockey team on Wednesday admitted regret about laughing at President Donald Trump’s joke aimed at the women’s team in the aftermath of victory over Canada.
Asked about the “negative reaction” while speaking to reporters in Boston, goaltender Jeremy Swayman said: “We should have reacted differently. We know that.”
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“We are so excited for the women’s team,” added the Boston Bruins player, per MassLive. “We have so much respect for the women’s team, and to share that gold medal with them is something that we’re forever grateful for.”
On a Sunday night call to the just-crowned Olympic champions, Trump quipped about inviting the women’s squad to the nation’s capital along with the men’s team as they also won gold.
The president said “I must tell you, we’re gonna have to bring the women’s team, you do know that.”
Trump added he probably “would be impeached” if he didn’t.
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His comments prompted laughter in the locker room.
Jack Hughes, a star player on the U.S. men’s team, was asked about Swayman’s reflection on Trump’s joke on Wednesday.
“You’re in the moment,” said the New Jersey Devils player, who scored the winning goal in overtime for the U.S. “We’re blaring the music. They pause the music, and then the president calls. It is what it is now, but we have so much respect for the women’s team, they have so much respect for us. We’re all just proud Americans and we’re happy that we both swept the Olympics.”
Five members of the men’s team declined Trump’s invitation to his State of the Union address on Tuesday.
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The women’s team snubbed the president’s offer to attend the big speech, but Trump said during his State of the Union address they would be heading to D.C. “soon.”
Hilary Knight, the captain of the U.S. women’s team, called the president’s gibe “distasteful” but insisted their win was a “great teaching point and really shines light on how women should be championed for their amazing feats.”