Team USA Olympic hockey star Jack Hughes has refused to cave to the leftist mob and says he is “proud” and “super excited” to meet President Donald Trump.

Trump invited the whole men’s hockey team to attend the State of the Union following their stunning gold medal win at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, which they have accepted. The women’s hockey team declined their invitation.

The New Jersey Devils star, who scored the game-winning goal in a dramatic overtime victory over Canada, spoke candidly to a reporter about the backlash they are facing for accepting Trump’s offer.

Hughes, sporting a gap-toothed grin after losing several teeth during the intense final match, emphasized national pride over politics.

“We’re excited! Everything is so political. We’re athletes, we’re proud to represent the US. You get the chance to meet the president, we’re proud to be Americans, and we’re patriotic. No matter your views, we’re super excited to go to the White House,” Hughes stated.

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BREAKING: Team USA hockey star Jack Hughes REFUSES to cave to the leftist mob, says he’s proud to go see President Trump at the White House

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“We’re excited! Everything is so political. We’re athletes, we’re PROUD to represent the US. You get the chance to meet the… pic.twitter.com/pk2LwYU8Fa

— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) February 24, 2026

Hughes also addressed the women’s team’s choice not to attend.

“They got their reasons… I mean, we know like everyone’s for all the stuff today, but it’s so negative out there to find a reason to put people down [and] make something out of almost nothing,” he added in the same interview. “You know, we over the course we like were so tight after we won.”

Hughes’ patriotism was also on full display immediately after the game, when he draped himself in the American flag.

“This is all about our country right now. I love the USA. I love my teammates. It’s unbelievable. The U.S. are a hockey brotherhood. It’s so strong, and we had so much support from ex-players. I’m so proud to be American today,” Hughes told NBC.

Hughes continued, “Unreal game by our team. It’s just a ballsy, gutsy win. That’s American hockey right there. That’s a great Canadian team, but we’re the USA. We’re so proud to be American. Tonight was all for the country.”

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“This is all about our country right now. I love the USA… We’re so proud to be Americans.”

— Jack Hughes, @usahockey pic.twitter.com/XI9tcdKein

— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) February 22, 2026

BOOM! Jack Hughes says it WITHOUT APOLOGY after winning gold for the U.S. over Canada

“I am SO PROUD to be American!”

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— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) February 22, 2026

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A liberal NYC college professor let her racist mask slip during a meeting earlier this month, sparking outrage across the city.

As The New York Times reported on Sunday, Hunter College associate professor Allyson Friedman spoke with students at a February 10 Community Education Council meeting about NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s proposal to close or relocate several schools across the Big Apple.

The meeting quickly derailed in an ugly fashion when Friedman responded to a black kid who was concerned about his school closing. What she said resembled the words of a Southern Democrat during the dark days of segregation.

“They’re too dumb to know they’re in a bad school,” Friedman is heard saying on the mic.

“If you train a black person well enough, they’ll know to use the back,” she continued. “You don’t have to tell them anymore.”

The looks on these students’ faces were complete shock and horror.

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Allyson Friedman, an associate professor at Hunter College, is under fire after her mic was left on during a ‘racist rant’ on a Zoom call, leaving students and education officials profoundly disturbed.
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— Rain Drops Media (@Raindropsmedia1) February 23, 2026

There are reports that Friedman was referring to a comment made by Reginald Higgins, the school district’s interim acting superintendent, who referenced author Carter G. Woodson.

“If you make a man think that he is justly an outcast, you do not have to order him to the back door. He will go without being told,” Woodson wrote in his 1933 book “The Mis-education of the Negro.”

This is what Friedman clearly wanted the public to believe when confronted by her racist comment.

“My complete comments make clear these abhorrent views are not my own, nor were they directed at any student or group,” she told the Times.

“I fully support these courageous students in their efforts to stop school closures,” she continued. “However, I recognize these comments caused harm and pain, while that was not my intent, I do truly apologize.”

Friedman also later tried to claim she was attempting to explain systemic racism to her own child by using an obviously racist trope as an example.

Critics did not buy her excuse, calling the remark “blatantly racist” and “outrageous.”

Hunter College has not taken any punitive action against Friedman at this point, but is currently reviewing whether her comments at a public meeting violated the school’s policies.

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On Tuesday morning, Ellen Hughes, the mother of Team USA hockey stars Jack and Quinn Hughes, was asked by a TODAY anchor about her thoughts on Trump’s phone call to the team after their gold medal win.

A TODAY anchor asked Ellen Hughes, who serves as the player development consultant for Team USA women’s ice hockey, what her thoughts are on Trump jokingly telling the men’s team, “I must tell you, we’re going to have to bring the women’s team, you do know that, I do believe I probably would be impeached.”

Hughes responded, “At the end of the day, it’s all about the country.”

She added, “These players, both the men and women, can bring so much unity to a group and to a country.”

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Per NBC News:

Ellen Hughes, mom of Olympic men’s hockey stars Jack and Quinn Hughes and player development consultant for Team USA women’s ice hockey, shared her reaction to the viral video of President Trump congratulating the men’s team on the phone before joking about inviting the gold-medal winning women’s squad to the State of the Union.

“I must tell you, we’re going to have to bring the women’s team, you do know that,” Trump told the men’s team before adding if he didn’t, “I do believe I probably would be impeached.”

Asked about her response to the comment, Ellen Hughes said on TODAY Feb. 24 that “at the end of the day, it’s just about the country.”

“These players, both the men and women, can bring so much unity to a group and to a country,” she said. “People that cheered on that don’t watch hockey, people that have politics on one side or on the other side, and that’s all both the men’s team and the women’s team care about.”

Ellen Hughes has quite the hockey background herself.

Hughes was part of the 1992 U.S. Women’s National Team that won a silver medal at the 1992 IIHF Women’s World Championship.

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Ellen Hughes played for the USA Women’s Hockey Team in 1992.

Hughes then went on to live the American Dream: got married, had 3 sons and witnessed them beat Canada for a Gold Medal.

Her son is now an American hero… pic.twitter.com/ldp9J6Hc3f

— Michelle Maxwell (@MichelleMaxwell) February 24, 2026

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Sinn Fein is an Irish political party with republican and democrat socialist branches. It is active in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.

Sinn Féin is currently the largest party in the Northern Ireland Assembly, having won the largest share of first-preference votes and the most seats in the 2022 election, the first time an Irish nationalist party has done so.

The Sinn Fein leaders confirmed that the party will not attend St. Patrick’s Day festivities at the White House again this year. They also skipped out last year.

It was a noble gesture and they felt quite proud of themselves until reporters notified them that the American Embassy in Ireland had not yet invited them this year.

That was embarrassing.

Via Tommy Robinson.

Sinn Féin announced that they would boycott a White House visit for St. Patrick’s Day over Gaza – only for the American embassy in Ireland to confirm they weren’t invited in the first place

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— Tommy Robinson (@TRobinsonNewEra) February 24, 2026

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Judge Tony Graf on Tuesday denied Tyler Robinson’s request to disqualify Utah prosecutors in the Charlie Kirk murder case.

Last month Charlie Kirk assassin Tyler Robinson sought to disqualify Utah prosecutors on the case over a conflict of interest.

Robinson fatally shot TPUSA founder Charlie Kirk on September 10, 2025 during an event at Utah Valley University.

A child of one of the Utah County Attorney’s Office prosecutors was 85 feet away from Charlie Kirk and police rushed in to protect her.

Robinson was charged with:

– Count 1: Aggravated murder (capital offense)
– Count 2: Felony reckless discharge of a firearm causing bodily injury
– Count 3: Felony obstruction of justice for hiding the firearm
– Count 4: Felony obstruction of justice for discarding the clothing he wore during the shooting
– Count 5: Witness tampering for asking roommate to delete incriminating messages
– Count 6: Witness tampering for demanding trans roommate stay silent, and not speak to police
– Count 7: Commission of a violent offense in the presence of a child

Utah prosecutors are also seeking the death penalty.

Robinson, 22, has three public defenders: Kathy Nester, Michael Burt, and Richard Novak.

On Tuesday, Judge Graf denied Robinson’s motion to disqualify the Utah County prosecutors office.

“Because the defendant has not established a factual basis for a finding of a conflict of interest or an objective appearance of impropriety rising to a constitutional concern, his motion is respectfully denied,” Judge Graf said.

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