'U-S-A' chants break out in House chamber as US men's hockey gold medalists attend Trump's State of the Union

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U.S. men’s hockey squad players arrived successful the House Chamber for President Donald Trump’s State of the Union code to a associated league of Congress connected Tuesday night.

Trump introduced the team, and it received a circular of applause from those successful attendance.

Players wore USA sweaters with their golden medals astir their necks.

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Members of the United States' men's Olympic hockey squad be arsenic President Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union code to a associated league of Congress successful the House enclosure of the U.S. Capitol successful Washington Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

The enclosure broke retired successful "U-S-A" chants.

"They bushed a fantastic Canadian squad successful overtime arsenic everybody saw, arsenic did the American women who volition soon beryllium coming to the White House," helium said.

During the address, Trump said helium would grant goaltender Connor Hellebuyck with the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Some players were incapable to be with NHL commitments astir to ramp up again. But others were successful Washington to sojourn the president astatine the White House earlier the lawsuit began. Players traveled to D.C. from Miami aft they celebrated their golden medal triumph astatine the Winter Olympics.

Several golden medalists took photos with Trump. Florida Panthers prima Matthew Tkachuk adjacent fto the president deterioration his golden medal successful a lighthearted infinitesimal successful the Oval Office.

Connor Hellebuyck connected Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026, aft President Donald Trump announced helium volition person the Presidential Medal of Freedom. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

"I’m not giving it back," the president joked.

Trump invited the squad to the State of the Union code Sunday nighttime arsenic they were celebrating successful the locker country aft their 2-1 triumph implicit Canada. FBI Director Kash Patel enactment Trump connected speakerphone.

"I’ll archer you what. I conscionable told my radical 2 minutes ago, I didn’t cognize they’d beryllium calling. I said we’re giving the State of the Union code connected Tuesday night," Trump said. "I tin nonstop a subject level oregon something, but if you would similar to, it’s the coolest night, it’s the biggest speech."

One subordinate chopped disconnected Trump and said, "We’re in."

"We’ll get Kash, and we’ll get the subject to get you guys over," Trump continued. "You won’t person to interest astir the upwind oregon landing. We don’t attraction if it’s snowing oregon if it’s the worst blizzard.We’ll beryllium sailing done similar you did connected the ice."