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Following the US men's hockey team's gold-medal victory, President Donald Trump congratulated the team via a speakerphone call with FBI Director Kash Patel, who invited them to attend the State of the Union. Trump made a controversial comment suggesting that the women's team should also be invited, implying he might face impeachment if he did not. The US women's hockey team stated they would be unable to visit Washington due to prior commitments, and most of the men's team members visited the White House, with some expected to attend the speech.
Is the US men's hockey team coming to the State of the Union?published at 23:52 GMT
Ana Faguy
Reporting from Washington
In the wake of the US men's hockey team's gold-medal victory on Sunday, the players joyfully celebrated in their locker room with FBI Director Kash Patel.
While there, Patel called President Trump and put him on speaker phone to congratulate the team. He also invited them to come to Washington and to the State of the Union.
Trump also made a, now-controversial, comment: "I must tell you, we're going to have to bring the women's team, you do know that."
The president said that if he did not also invite the women's team, "I do believe I probably would be impeached".
Trump's comments were criticised by many.
The US women's hockey team, which also won the gold medal, said team members would be unable to visit Washington due to "scheduled academic and professional commitments".
All but five of the men's players visited the White House on Tuesday, and some - though it's unclear how many - are expected to be in attendance at the president's speech, according to CBS News, the BBC's US news partner.
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