The U.S. men’s hockey team absolutely crushed it at the Winter Olympics over the weekend! After beating Canada and winning the gold medal — for the first time in 46 years! — the team got a very special, personal phone call from President Trump. During the call, President Trump invited the team to his State of the Union address on Tuesday. Of course, they enthusiastically accepted! Watch the incredible moment here: BREAKING: The men’s US hockey team has ACCEPTED President Trump’s invitation to come to his State of the Union address tomorrow, per Speaker Johnson The team was ECSTATIC to get the invite from Trump by phone: “The boys are going to the State of the Union!” “I’ll send a… pic.twitter.com/0B3MaebY9L — Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) February 23, 2026 BREAKING: The men’s US hockey team has ACCEPTED President Trump’s invitation to come to his State of the Union address tomorrow, per Speaker Johnson The team was ECSTATIC to get the invite from Trump by phone: “The boys are going to the State of the Union!” “I’ll send a military plane,” Trump said. “The nice part about being President is that you don’t have to worry about the weather or landing! We have the best pilots. It doesn’t matter if it’s snowing or it’s the worst blizzard — you’ll be sailing through that sucker just like you did on the ice” In case the audio in that clip is a little hard to hear, Fox News reported on the details: FBI Director Kash Patel was in the locker room with the team as they celebrated the win. He held a phone up to the players on speakerphone in order for Trump to deliver his message. “I’ll tell you what. I just told my people two minutes ago, I didn’t know they’d be calling, I said we’re giving the State of the Union speech on Tuesday night,” Trump said. “I can send a military plane or something, but if you would like to, it’s the coolest night, it’s the biggest speech …” One player cut off Trump and said, “We’re in.” “We’ll get Kash, and we’ll get the military to get you guys over,” Trump continued. “You won’t have to worry about the weather or landing. We don’t care if it’s snowing or if it’s the worst blizzard – we’ll be sailing through like you did on the ice.” Trump said he would honor the team the next day with some more medals and said they would bring the women’s team up for the honor as well. President Trump also invited the U.S. women’s hockey team to the State of the Union, but they declined. NBC News shared their statement: “We are sincerely grateful for the invitation extended to our gold medal–winning U.S. Women’s Hockey Team and deeply appreciate the recognition of their extraordinary achievement,” a USA Hockey spokesperson said. “Due to the timing and previously scheduled academic and professional commitments following the Games, the athletes are unable to participate.” “They were honored to be included and are grateful for the acknowledgment,” the spokesperson added. The State of the Union has been officially scheduled for 9 PM EST tomorrow night. Many Democrats will not be attending, so we can consider having the men’s hockey team there a very welcome swap-out! This is the greatest thing. Let them sit in the seats of the Democrats that are not attending — My moms caregiver (@mymomcare) February 23, 2026 This is accurate: President Trump swapping the Democrats for the USA Hockey Team at the State of the Union might be the greatest deal he’s ever made. pic.twitter.com/djkCn7oHmk — C3 (@C_3C_3) February 23, 2026