From Fox News: Team USA’s Olympic gold medal-winning men’s hockey team arrived at the White House for their meeting with President Donald Trump on Tuesday, as the players are also expected to attend Trump’s State of the Union address.
The team made history with its 2-1 overtime win over Team Canada at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics in the gold medal game on Sunday. New Jersey Devils star Jack Hughes hit the golden goal to deliver the U.S. its first men’s hockey gold medal since the 1980 Miracle on Ice team.
Canada has historically been the most dominant Olympic hockey team in history, with a world-best nine gold medals. Sunday’s win also avenged a loss to Canada in the NHL’s 4 Nations Face Off exhibition in early 2025, which came amid heightened tensions between the two countries over Trump’s tariff policy.
Trump called the players after Sunday’s win, congratulating and thanking them during the locker room celebration.
President Trump sent the plane normally used as “Air Force Two” to Miami Tuesday morning to bring the team to Washington, D.C.
They arrived in time to visit Trump at the White House Tuesday afternoon, and will then attend his State of the Union address Tuesday night.
🚨 JUST IN: USA Men’s Hockey Team gold medalists are WHEELS UP aboard a President Trump-sent US Air Force 757, en route to the State of the Union from Miami
EPIC SIGHT! Trump is ENSURING these men have a seat at tonight’s packed address. 🔥
Have a safe flight, champions! pic.twitter.com/PLppd78L3a
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) February 24, 2026
White House Deputy Chief of Staff shared images of the team visiting President Trump in the Oval Office Tuesday afternoon:
Happening Now—President Trump welcomes the @USAHockey team to the Oval Office here at the @WhiteHouse. Congratulations TEAM USA!!!!!🥇🇺🇸🦅🚀 pic.twitter.com/rdI13mfRqA
— Dan Scavino (@Scavino47) February 24, 2026
HAPPENING NOW IN THE OVAL OFFICE!!! @USAHockey🥇 pic.twitter.com/oyluMQpuPV
— Dan Scavino (@Scavino47) February 24, 2026
“The Olympic GOLD @USAHockey team is currently in the West Wing of the @WhiteHouse with patriotic music blaring out of the Roosevelt Room—the vibe is EPIC!🔥🔥🔥,” Scavino wrote.
The Olympic GOLD @USAHockey team is currently in the West Wing of the @WhiteHouse with patriotic music blaring out of the Roosevelt Room—the vibe is EPIC!🔥🔥🔥
🥇🏒🥅🇺🇸🦅🚀
— Dan Scavino (@Scavino47) February 24, 2026
And no, we're not tired of winning yet. pic.twitter.com/mrKYmBvGPN
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) February 24, 2026
CHAMPIONS IN THE HOUSE 🦅🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/4yk7I9zqcs
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) February 24, 2026
White House assistant Margo Martin shared footage and photos of the team at the White House:
Team USA arrives at the White House!!! 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/Iv6XS5q6In
— Margo Martin (@MargoMartin47) February 24, 2026
The USA Men’s Hockey Team tours the White House colonnade as Free Bird plays 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/tJxwh9sI2s
— Margo Martin (@MargoMartin47) February 24, 2026
Another image shared on social media shows the team circling around President Trump at his desk in the Oval Office.
🔥 BREAKING: The White House just dropped an EPIC group photo of President Trump with the Team USA Men’s Hockey gold medalists in the Oval Office
Trump LOVES welcoming these heroes home!
They’ll even be at the State of the Union tonight. ENJOY THE MOMENT, PATRIOTS! 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/KDvlfhEjwm
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) February 24, 2026
The White House press secretary’s office cheered as the hockey winners walked past their office:
USA! USA! USA! 🇺🇸🏒 pic.twitter.com/UUByKbaUZ6
— Kieghan Nangle (@kieghannangle) February 24, 2026
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A video has gone viral of the hockey team at a night club in Miami after their victory, as they led the singing of the National Anthem.
The US hockey team rolled into E11ven night club in Miami and led the club in singing the national anthem. This is phenomenal: pic.twitter.com/Fq3oa3NwZN
— Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) February 24, 2026
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