The gold medal-winning US Men’s Hockey Team made a grand entrance at President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address on Tuesday night, walking in to resounding chants of “USA! USA!” from the crowd — but about half of the Democrats in attendance disrespectfully remained seated.
As the team entered the House chamber, the crowd erupted in applause and chants of “USA.”
President Trump, from the podium, highlighted the team’s accomplishment, joking that “even the Democrats stood up” for these American heroes, though he pointedly called out that not all Democrats rose to their feet.
The team has faced backlash from the left for happily accepting Trump’s invitation to the White House and SOTU.
WATCH:
The U.S. men’s hockey team attends the State of the Union Address.
President Trump jokes that even the Democrats stood up.
The women’s team will also attend, according to the president. pic.twitter.com/6BH3HFZ6bT
— Liberty Nation (@libertynation) February 25, 2026
Trump calls out the USA Men’s Hockey team as “a group of winners who made the entire nation proud.”
Crowd explodes with “USA! USA! USA!”
Patriots earning their moment.
Source: Fox https://t.co/iSplPDc8sv pic.twitter.com/B9e5NLHCc5
— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) February 25, 2026
WOW! Absolutely EPIC WALKOUT for Team USA Men’s Hockey team at President Trump’s State of the Union — they’re all holding up their gold medals
The room is going haywire!
pic.twitter.com/XaWB9aKKyD
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) February 25, 2026
BREAKING: Democrats just HUMILIATED themselves as they refused to stand for the USA Hockey Team: pic.twitter.com/YU6QKGu1SP
— Morse Report (@MorseReport) February 25, 2026
TRENDING: Many Congressional Democrats are under heavy criticism for REFUSING to stand for the USA Olympic Gold Medal Men’s Hockey Team as they were being honored tonight at the State of the Union.
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Thoughts on this…?
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— MLFootball (@MLFootball) February 25, 2026
Over half of the Democrats refused to stand for the USA hockey team.
What is wrong with these people? pic.twitter.com/Kfz15zcAYt
— CJ Pearson (@Cjpearson) February 25, 2026
The men’s team attendance stood in stark contrast to the US Women’s Hockey Team, who also clinched gold against Canada but declined Trump’s invitation, claiming they had scheduling conflicts.
The team’s appearance came fresh off their historic overtime victory against Canada at the Winter Olympics in Milan, marking the first US men’s hockey gold since the legendary “Miracle on Ice” in 1980.
The champions, donning their Olympic sweaters and proudly displaying their gold medals, were personally invited by President Trump during a celebratory phone call to their locker room immediately after the big win.
Trump even arranged for a US Air Force 757 to fly the team from Miami, where they had been celebrating with patriotic anthems in a local club, to Washington, D.C., ensuring they could attend the event.
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