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Brady Tkachuk "Extremely Grateful and Blessed" to Have Met President Donald Trump During US Men's Hockey Team's White House Visit

President Trump celebrated the U.S. men’s Olympic hockey team’s gold medal win and invited them to his State of the Union address, drawing mixed reactions from critics and players.

  • On Tuesday, President Donald Trump welcomed the U.S. men's Olympic hockey team to the Oval Office and invited them to the State of the Union.
  • The U.S. men's Olympic hockey team visited the White House after defeating Canada in overtime, celebrating their gold in Milan.
  • Players photographed and showed their gold medals, and Matthew Tkachuk offered a medal to Trump, who joked about keeping or wearing it.
  • The U.S. women's Olympic hockey team later rejected the White House invitation, and critics criticized the men's team's visible enthusiasm after the visit, which Trump commented on during a phone call.
  • Amid State of the Union timing, the interaction highlighted political optics as observers noted the episode echoed past episodes of Trump taking others' awards, including a Nobel Peace Prize incident.
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850 WFTL broke the news in on Tuesday, February 24, 2026.
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