"Knight opened by saying: 'It was going to be just us, but we thought we'd invite the guys, too.' The remark was a clear reference to a controversy that arose when the men received a congratulatory call from President Donald Trump following their 2-1 overtime win against Canada on Sunday at the Milan Cortina Games."
"Addressing the team over a speakerphone, Trump invited the men to his State of the Union speech, before adding he'd have to also invite the women, too. The president later said if he didn't invite the women, he'd risk being impeached, which led to the players laughing at a comment many saw as sexist."
"The U.S. women, who also beat Canada 2-1 in overtime three days earlier, politely declined Trump's invitation due to travel plans. The players traveled commercially and returned to North America late Monday evening, well after the men, who traveled on a charter flight paid for by the NHL and NHL Players' Association."
Following President Trump's congratulatory call to the U.S. men's Olympic hockey team after their gold medal win, he made a joke about needing to invite the women's team to avoid impeachment, which many viewed as sexist. The women's team had declined Trump's invitation due to travel constraints, having flown commercially while the men traveled via NHL-funded charter. U.S. women's captain Hilary Knight and teammate Megan Keller, alongside men's team brothers Jack and Quinn Hughes, appeared on Saturday Night Live during the opening monologue. Knight's quip about inviting the men humorously referenced the controversy. Several male players acknowledged they should have reacted differently to Trump's remarks.
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