Feb. 24 (UPI) -- The Olympic gold-winning U.S. men's hockey team and several survivors of Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking scheme will be among the dozens of people invited to attend President Donald Trump's State of the Union address on Tuesday.
It's Trump's first official State of the Union address during his second term in office, though in March 2025, he did address a joint session of Congress. His theme this year is "America at 250: Strong, Prosperous and Respected," unnamed officials who have seen a draft of the speech told CNN.
To that end, Trump has invited Team USA's men's hockey team to attend the speech at the U.S. Capitol, two days after they won the gold medal in a game against Canada in Milan, Italy. It was the men's first gold medal in hockey since the 1980 "Miracle on Ice" team won in Lake Placid, N.Y.
Trump's invitation -- which came during a phone conversation over speakerphone with FBI Director Kash Patel and the team -- caused a stir Sunday after the president said he'd also have to invite the women's team. His comment was met by laughter among some of the men in the locker room, though at least one did yell out that Team USA was "two for two," seemingly in support of the women.
