It was a historic moment for Team USA Hockey as Jack Hughes scored the game-winning goal in a dramatic overtime finish, defeating Canada for the gold medal in Milan. The last time USA won Olympic gold in hockey was during the "Miracle on Ice" at the 1980 Winter Olympics. Now, the celebration heads to Washington, with President Trump inviting Hughes and his teammates to the White House.
The thrilling 2-1 victory ended Team USA's nearly five-decade Olympic gold drought and marked one of the biggest moments in the US hockey program.
"I'll tell you what. I just told my people two minutes ago, I didn't know they'd be calling. I said we're giving the State of the Union speech on Tuesday night," President Trump told the players. "I can send a military plane or something, but if you would like to, it's the coolest night. It's the biggest speech …"
One player told Trump, "Sir, we're in."
🚨 EPIC! Kash Patel put PRESIDENT TRUMP on the phone in Team USA’s locker room so that 47 could PERSONALLY congratulate them“Congratulations! That was an UNBELIEVABLE game! We love you guys!”“You’re going to be proud of that game for FIFTY YEARS!”“I can send a MILITARY…pic.twitter.com/GGCUOadySq
The New Jersey Devils star became the face of Team USA Hockey and ignited a sense of pride in being American, while the left-leaning outlet HuffPost wrote, "If waving the American flag or chanting 'USA!' turns you off right now, you're not alone."
Responding to the HuffPost post on X, a Maryland restaurant namedJimmy's Famous Seafood went absolutely viral for calling out the publication, replying, "Go f**k yourself."
Jimmy's Famous Seafood's response on X went viral, with more than 9 million views.The restaurant, which also sells crab cakes online, saw such an explosion in website traffic that its backend crashed.
"Overwhelmed by the support! We are doing our best to get the website back up to full strength, and will work tirelessly to answer each tweet!" Jimmy's Famous Seafood wrote on X.
Overwhelmed by the support! We are doing our best to get the website back up to full strength, and will work tirelessly to answer each tweet! 🇺🇸 🦀pic.twitter.com/2swd3QuQQ3
Source: ZeroHedge News