US women's hockey gold medalist Hilary Knight brushes off men's reaction to Trump remark

Fox News contributors Marc Thiessen and Ari Fleischer discuss the U.S. men’s hockey team’s White House visit and State of the Union appearance, breaking down media reactions to the events on ‘Fox & Friends.’

Hilary Knight made her stance clear on President Donald Trump's quip about the United States women's ice hockey team that won Olympic gold last week.

While on the phone with the men's team after they had 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."

Knight, the women's captain and all-time leading goal scorer and points leader, said on Wednesday's edition of ESPN's "SportsCenter" that Trump's "distasteful joke" has "overshadow[ed]" the women's success.

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Gold medalist Hilary Knight of the United States celebrates after the medal ceremony for women's ice hockey after the women's gold medal match between the United States and Canada at Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena during the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games Feb. 19, 2026, in Milan, Italy.  (Andreas Rentz/Getty Images)

"I thought it was sort of a distasteful joke, and, unfortunately, that is overshadowing a lot of the success, the success of just women at the Olympics carrying for Team USA and having amazing gold medal feats," Knight said.

"We're just focusing on celebrating the women in our room, the extraordinary efforts, and continue to celebrate three gold medals in program history as well as the double gold for both men's and women's at the same time. And really not detract from that with a distasteful joke."

Knight also gave the men’s team the benefit of the