U.S. women's hockey team declines Trump's invitation to the State of the Union

[RandySF]

The U.S. women's hockey team said it is declining President Donald Trump's invitation to attend his State of the Union address, a day after the president jokingly told the U.S. men's hockey team that he would be impeached if he didn't also invite the women's team.

"We are sincerely grateful for the invitation extended to our gold medal–winning U.S. Women’s Hockey Team and deeply appreciate the recognition of their extraordinary achievement," a USA Hockey spokesperson said. "Due to the timing and previously scheduled academic and professional commitments following the Games, the athletes are unable to participate."

They were honored to be included and are grateful for the acknowledgment," the spokesperson added.

The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.




https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/us-womens-hockey-team-declines-trumps-invitation-state-union-rcna260299

[vapor2]

1. Not one single person should accommodate his inflated ego

[sop]

2. Politico reported (at 1:19 pm) that "neither team has announced plans to attend the speech."

Has anything been announced for the men's hockey team?

[mahatmakanejeeves]

3. Realistically, there's probably no room left in the House chamber.

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You can't invite people at the last minute, and suddenly room will appear.

I'll bet that Trump was going to set up a big screen TV in the East Room of the White House and expect his "guests" to watch from there.

[sop]

4. 'Johnson Looking to Change House Rules to Bring Team USA Hockey to Trump's State of the Union'

"House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) said he was 'trying to work out logistics' after President Donald Trump invited the men’s U.S. Hockey team to the State of the Union following their gold medal win against Canada on Sunday."

"Fox News’s Chad Pergram reported Monday, 'Johnson says he expects both the men’s and women’s gold medal winning hockey teams to attend State of the Union tomorroe [sic] night.' "

"In a second post, Pergram quoted Johnson as saying, 'We’ve got to figure out logistics. There’s no way to have special guests on the floor because it’s a literal session of Congress and you know that’s what’s good about rules.' "

https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/johnson-looking-to-change-house-rules-to-bring-team-usa-hockey-to-trumps-state-of-the-union/

[DinahMoeHum]

5. Not to mention travel nightmares. . .

. . .here in the Northeast due to the blizzard.

On top of that, most have commitments to their college and PWHL teams to consider.

I daresay same goes for the men's teams, as they have NHL obligations as well.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

6. Joint Base Andrews is open.

Trump said he would send a military jet for them.

Edited to add:

U.S. men's hockey team arrives in South Florida after Olympic gold medal win over Canada

By CBS Miami Team
Updated on: February 23, 2026 / 4:56 PM EST / CBS Miami

The U.S. men's hockey team arrived in South Florida on Monday after the team beat Canada in a thrilling Olympic final game in Milan, Italy, over the weekend.

After the flight landed at Miami International Airport, and was making its way to the gate, the team was honored with a water salute.

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[DinahMoeHum]

7. Yeah, right. Probably a dilapidated one from the 80's.

In any case, bless them for telling him to fuck off.