After the U.S. men’s hockey team won gold and took a congratulatory phone call from Trump in the locker room, he jokingly said he’d have to invite the women’s champion team to the State of the Union too “or he’d be impeached” — a line that was met with laughter in the room.
Knight called the comment a “distasteful joke” and said it overshadowed the success of the women’s team, which also won Olympic gold — their third in history. She told ESPN that she wishes the focus stayed on the team’s achievements rather than the offhand remark.
She emphasized that both the men’s and women’s teams have strong mutual respect, and that the narrative around the joke has detracted from celebrating a historic double gold for Team USA.
Knight called the comment a “distasteful joke” and said it overshadowed the success of the women’s team, which also won Olympic gold — their third in history. She told ESPN that she wishes the focus stayed on the team’s achievements rather than the offhand remark.
She emphasized that both the men’s and women’s teams have strong mutual respect, and that the narrative around the joke has detracted from celebrating a historic double gold for Team USA.
After the U.S. men’s hockey team won gold and took a congratulatory phone call from Trump in the locker room, he jokingly said he’d have to invite the women’s champion team to the State of the Union too “or he’d be impeached” — a line that was met with laughter in the room.
Knight called the comment a “distasteful joke” and said it overshadowed the success of the women’s team, which also won Olympic gold — their third in history. She told ESPN that she wishes the focus stayed on the team’s achievements rather than the offhand remark.
She emphasized that both the men’s and women’s teams have strong mutual respect, and that the narrative around the joke has detracted from celebrating a historic double gold for Team USA.
