I asked Grok AI to clarify this for me. I missed that this invite was for the State of the Union address, not just a visit to the White House.That doesn't clear Trump, but the SOTU is a specific date and time. Also, the bad-taste "joke" as much revolved around the history of Trump being impeached as any misogynist humor. Trump is a dumb ass who I voted for three times and would vote for him again if he was running against Kamala Harris. Allowing biological men to compete in women's sports is a much greater crime against women athletes.
what is the exact quote with context of what trump said about the women's hockey team while talking to the men's hockey team?
The exact quote from President Donald Trump occurred during a congratulatory phone call to the U.S. men's Olympic hockey team in their locker room, shortly after their gold medal win over Canada in overtime at the 2026 Milan Winter Olympics (on or around February 22, 2026). Both the men's and women's teams won gold in similar fashion against Canada.Trump was inviting the men's team to attend his State of the Union address (and/or related White House events), and he made a joking remark about also needing to include the women's team (who had likewise won gold but were not the direct recipients of that call).The most consistently reported and verbatim versions of the key lines across multiple sources (USA Today, NBC News, ESPN, The Guardian, etc.) are:"I must tell you, we're going to have to bring the women's team, you do know that?"
Followed by: "I do believe I probably would be impeached" (or slight variations like "I do believe that I would probably be impeached" / "I probably would be impeached") if he didn't invite them too.
This elicited laughter from the men's team players in the locker room (a video of which circulated widely and sparked backlash, with some men's players later expressing regret for laughing along).The context was celebratory and lighthearted on Trump's part—he was acknowledging both teams' achievements while extending the invite primarily to the men present—but critics (including U.S. women's hockey captain Hilary Knight, who called it a "distasteful joke") viewed it as diminishing the women's equal accomplishment by framing their inclusion as an obligatory or humorous afterthought rather than equal recognition. The women's team later declined the State of the Union invitation (citing scheduling/commitments), though Trump noted in his address that they would soon visit the White House.No sources indicate Trump directly congratulated or spoke to the women's team in a similar call; the remark was made in passing to the men.
