"I've never seen a goaltender play as well as goalie Connor Hellebuyck. Think of it 46 shots on goal. And I asked him, 'The one shot, the one where you put your stick in the back and it hit the neck of your stick and bounced off, you practice that or was that a little lucky?' He refused to answer that question."
"I said, 'Anybody votes no, I'm not doing it.' So they stood there, and they weren't about to say no because I've never seen a goaltender play as well as goalie Connor Hellebuyck. Every single one of them rapidly put up their hand."
"The Presidential Medal of Freedom. Great athletes have gotten that very great, the best. And I thought he deserved it. And I did take a vote. Every single one of them. I said, 'I'm not giving it if anybody goes no.' And every single one of them rapidly put up their hand."
During his State of the Union address, President Trump announced his intention to present the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Connor Hellebuyck, goaltender for the U.S. Olympic hockey team that won gold at the Winter Olympics. Trump praised the entire team's performance and then singled out Hellebuyck for special recognition. Trump stated he conducted a team vote to determine if Hellebuyck deserved the honor, claiming all team members unanimously supported the decision. Trump highlighted Hellebuyck's exceptional performance, noting he faced 46 shots on goal. Trump emphasized the Presidential Medal of Freedom represents the highest civilian honor in the country, rarely awarded to athletes.
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