"I must tell you, we're going to have to bring the women's team. You do know that. I do believe I'd probably would be impeached [if I don't invite them], OK? Trump's comment to the men's hockey team, which prompted laughter and subsequent backlash for its dismissive tone toward the women's Olympic gold medal-winning athletes."
"I thought it was sort of a distasteful joke and unfortunately that is overshadowing a lot of the success, the success of just women at the Olympics. Hilary Knight, the women's team captain, directly criticized Trump's remark during a SportsCenter appearance, highlighting how the controversy diminished recognition of the team's achievement."
"Everything is so political. We're athletes. We're so proud to represent the US and we get the chance to go to White House and meet the president, we're proud to be Americans and that's so patriotic. Jack Hughes defended the men's team's attendance, arguing that attending the White House transcends political divisions and represents patriotic pride."
President Trump made an offensive joke about the US women's hockey team during a call to the men's hockey team, who won Olympic gold. He suggested he would be impeached if he didn't invite the women's team, prompting laughter. The women's team declined their State of the Union invitation citing prior commitments. While some male athletes like Jack Hughes defended attending and dismissed criticism as overly political, women's team captain Hilary Knight called Trump's remark distasteful. The Kelce brothers and other celebrities have publicly supported the women's team amid the controversy.
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