Team USA goalie admits players 'should have reacted differently' to Trump's quip about women's team

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President Donald Trump’s phone call to the United States men's Olympic hockey team garnered controversy after laughter followed a mention of the women’s team.

While on the phone with the team after they won gold, Trump said he would "have" to invite the women’s team, which also beat Canada to win the Olympics, to Tuesday’s State of the Union — otherwise, he "probably would be impeached."

The quip drummed up some laughter in the locker room, which Team USA backup goalie Jeremy Swayman seemed to regret.

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Goaltender Jeremy Swayman of the United States during the Ice Hockey Men's Preliminary Round Group C game between the USA and Denmark on day eight of the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games at Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena on Feb. 14, 2026, in Milan, Italy.  (Jean Catuffe/Getty Images)

"We should have reacted differently," Swayman told reporters Wednesday when asked about the phone call.

Members of the men's team, including Jack and Quinn Hughes, made it a point to mention that the teams celebrated and supported each other throughout the Olympics. 

Swayman, too, hammered home the point.

"We know that we are so excited for the women’s team. We have so much respect for the women’s team. To share that gold medal with them is something we’re forever grateful for," he said.

The women's team declined an invitation to Washington, D.C., citing scheduling conflicts. But Trump announced that they will visit the White House in due time.

Jack Hughes told