When Is The State Of The Union — when is the state of the union: U.S. women's hockey declines Trump invite
when is the state of the union has become a scheduling question after the U. S. women's hockey gold medal-winning team politely declined an invitation from President Donald Trump to attend his State of the Union address Tuesday. The team released a statement Monday saying timing and previously scheduled academic and professional commitments following the Games made participation impossible.
Team statement and scheduling
released Monday the U. S. women's team said, "We are sincerely grateful for the invitation extended to our gold medal-winning U. S. Women's Hockey Team and deeply appreciate the recognition of their extraordinary achievement. " The statement continued, "Due to the timing and previously scheduled academic and professional commitments following the Games, the athletes are unable to participate. They were honored to be included and are grateful for the acknowledgment. "
Travel and logistics details
Logistics factored into the decision: many of the women players were not scheduled to arrive in North America until Monday evening. The men's team flew by charter to Miami earlier Monday, while the women took a commercial flight and were scheduled to land in Atlanta. Each U. S. hockey team arrived in Miami on Monday.
Invitation timing and a source
the women's players didn't learn of the invite until late Sunday night, making it difficult to change their travel plans. The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the status of both teams.
When Is The State Of The Union
President Donald Trump extended an invitation to the men's team Sunday night and, when doing so, said, "I must tell you, we're going to have to bring the women's team, you do know that. " He added jokingly that if he did not also invite the women's team, "I do believe I probably would be impeached. "
Olympic finals and reactions
The Olympic tournament featured two thrilling medal finals, both ending in overtime, with the American women beating Canada 2-1 in the gold medal game Thursday. The U. S. men beat Canada on Sunday.
After arriving in Miami, Matthew Tkachuk of the U. S. men's team said, "It's been a whirlwind, it's been amazing. " He added, "It's a dream of ours; it was such an amazing way to unite the country. " Tkachuk also said, "We felt the support being across the Atlantic, and now being back on home soil we could feel it the second the wheels hit the ground. So excited to be back in the greatest country in the world and so excited to celebrate. " He said it was an honor to hear from Trump after the win: "And so we are definitely honored to represent him and the millions and millions across the country. "
Vice President JD Vance attended two of the U. S. women's preliminary-round wins with his family over the first week of the Games.
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Questions about when is the state of the union and which athletes will attend were shaped by travel timing, scheduled commitments and tight pro schedules: the NHL season resumes with five games Wednesday and the PWHL returns Thursday.
Closing: The U. S. women's hockey team declined President Donald Trump's invitation to his State of the Union address Tuesday, citing timing and scheduled academic and professional commitments after the Games; travel schedules, arrival plans and the late notice of the invite all contributed to the decision.
