House
Speaker Mike Johnson is scrambling to get the U.S. men’s hockey team to
the State of the Union following the president’s last-minute
invitation.
After
a historic gold medal win by both the men’s and women’s hockey teams at
the Winter Olympics, the president invited both teams to his Tuesday
night speech, even joking that he might need to bring in a military
plane to get the players to Washington, D.C.
Trump’s Surprise U.S. Hockey Team Invite Sparks SOTU Seating Nightmare
PRESIDENT’S WISH
“There’s no way to have special guests on the floor,” said House Speaker Mike Johnson.
Published Feb. 23 2026 5:23PM EST
The team appeared to be excited about the president’s call and seemed
eager at the chance of joining the president in D.C. for the State of
the Union.
"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."
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.
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