On Feb. 22, Hughes, 24, scored the winning goal to defeat Canada in overtime and secure the first gold medal for the men's hockey team since the 1980 "Miracle on Ice" win. The women's hockey team also secured gold on Feb. 19.
On Monday, Feb. 23, Hughes spoke with the Daily Mail about Trump inviting the men's team to the White House. "Yeah, we're excited," he said. "Everything is so political. We're athletes."
Following the Team USA Men's Hockey win, Trump personally invited them to tour the White House and attend the State of the Union address on Tuesday, Feb. 24. In a video of the call, made through FBI Director Kash Patel's phone, the POTUS, 79, said, “We’ll do the White House the next day. We’ll just have some fun. We have medals for you guys."
You can hear the genuine pride in Donald Trumps voice when he called the Team USA Hockey Team pic.twitter.com/ch6GbXShwh
— Harrison Krank (@HarrisonKrank) February 23, 2026"People are so negative about things," Hughes told the Daily Mail. "I think everyone in that locker room knows how much we support them, how proud we are of them and we know the same way we feel about them, they feel about us."
"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 spokesperson said in the statement. "Due to the timing and previously scheduled academic and professional commitments following the Games, the athletes are unable to participate."
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