"Congratulations to our great U.S.A. Ice Hockey team, Trump wrote. THEY WON THE GOLD. WOW!"
"This is all about our country right now! I love the USA! I love my teammates! It's unbelievable! I'm so proud to be an American today!"
"Jack Hughes, winning goal scorer, with an absolutely perfect post game interview. I love my country. This is all we want from our national team athletes, just love the country as much as we do. Fantastic: pic.twitter.com/gqnsDmK4SJ Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) February 22, 2026"
"This is the best post-game interview in the history of sports. 24 year-old Jack Hughes from Florida, who scored the game winning golden goal against Canada for Team USA: This is about our country. I love the USA. I'm proud of Team America pic.twitter.com/GbZWqSHmVa Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) February 22, 2026"
President Donald Trump posted immediate congratulations on Truth Social after the U.S. men's hockey team beat Canada 2-1 in overtime to win Olympic gold, the first U.S. men's gold since the 1980 Miracle on Ice. Trump's posts included all-caps exclamations: 'THEY WON THE GOLD. WOW!', 'WHAT A GAME!!!' and 'LOTS OF WINNING!!!'. Jack Hughes scored the game-winning goal and gave an emotional postgame interview saying, 'This is all about our country right now! I love the USA! I love my teammates! It's unbelievable! I'm so proud to be an American today!' Clips of the interview spread widely on social media and were amplified by MAGA influencers.
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