{"id":487643,"date":"2026-02-24T13:03:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T13:03:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/487643\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T13:03:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T13:03:07","slug":"us-womens-ice-hockey-team-declines-trumps-state-of-the-union-invitation-winter-olympics-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/487643\/","title":{"rendered":"US women\u2019s ice hockey team declines Trump\u2019s State of the Union invitation | Winter Olympics News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"article__subhead\">Olympics gold medal-winning team has politely turned down a request from President Donald Trump to attend his address in the capital.<\/p>\n<p>Listen to this article\u00a0|\u00a02 mins<\/p>\n<p>info<\/p>\n<p>Published On 24 Feb 202624 Feb 2026<\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p>share2<\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<p>The women\u2019s ice hockey team of the United States has declined an invitation to President Donald Trump\u2019s State of the Union address, US media reported, after he joked he would be \u201cimpeached\u201d if he did not ask them to attend.<\/p>\n<p>NBC cited a statement from the women\u2019s team on Monday, saying players would be \u201cunable to participate\u201d in the State of the Union address.<\/p>\n<p>Recommended Stories list of 2 itemsend of list<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are sincerely grateful for the invitation extended to our gold medal-winning US Women\u2019s Hockey Team and deeply appreciate the recognition of their extraordinary achievement,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDue to the timing and previously scheduled academic and professional commitments following the Games, the athletes are unable to participate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Both Republicans and Democrats traditionally bring guests to watch the president\u2019s annual address to Congress, and Trump invited the US men\u2019s ice hockey team after they won Olympic gold on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Team USA\u2019s women\u2019s team won gold for the first time since 2018 when they beat the Canadians 2-1 on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>In a video shared online, Trump can be heard on speakerphone in a call with the men\u2019s team, inviting them to the address before saying, \u201cWe\u2019re gonna have to bring the women\u2019s team, you do know that\u201d, to which the players laugh.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI do believe I would probably be impeached, OK?\u201d the president added.<\/p>\n<p>It is not clear if the men\u2019s team have formally accepted Trump\u2019s invitation, but they can be heard cheering and saying, \u201cWe\u2019re in.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The AFP news agency has contacted the team for comment.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-arc-image-770 wp-image-4333468\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-23T172218Z_1223791976_RC2RRJA8P5GO_RTRMADP_3_USA-TRUMP-SPEECH-1771918428.jpg\" alt=\"Exterior of US Capitol building.\" fetchpriority=\"low\"\/>Security fencing surrounds the US Capitol in advance of the US president\u2019s State of the Union address, in Washington, DC [Kylie Cooper\/Reuters]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Olympics gold medal-winning team has politely turned down a request from President Donald Trump to attend his 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