Keith Olbermann ridicules US men's hockey team for wanting to accept Trump's State of Union invite

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Former ESPN broadcaster Keith Olbermann took issue with the U.S. men’s ice hockey team wanting to accept President Donald Trump’s invite to his State of the Union address on Tuesday night, while applauding the women’s hockey team for declining the same gesture. 

Both teams are fresh off Olympic gold over Canada, with overtime heroics needed in each contest by Jack Hughes for the men and Megan Keller for the women. As such, Trump extended an invite to both teams to his address, though the women’s hockey team said "previously scheduled academic and professional commitments" led to turning down the invite. 

"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," USA Hockey told NBC News. "Due to the timing and previously scheduled academic and professional commitments following the Games, the athletes are unable to participate.

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Keith Olbermann on "The View" on March 25, 2016. (Lou Rocco/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images)

"They were honored to be included and are grateful for the acknowledgment."

Olbermann was pleased to see that news. 

"It’s official US Gold Winning Olympic Hockey team declined invitation to be political props for Trump at the SOTU tomorrow," he wrote on X. "The women, that is."

Then, he took aim at the men’s hockey team, which was seen reacting to Trump’s invite during a phone call in the locker room