{"id":340570,"date":"2026-02-24T10:49:12","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T15:49:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/jack-hughes-downplays-trump-phone-call-controversy-defends-womens-team"},"modified":"2026-02-24T10:49:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T15:49:14","slug":"jack-hughes-downplays-trump-phone-call-controversy-defends-womens-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/jack-hughes-downplays-trump-phone-call-controversy-defends-womens-team","title":{"rendered":"Jack Hughes Downplays Trump Telephone Name Controversy, Defends Girls\u2019s Crew"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\">\n             <span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Team USA Star Jack Hughes<\/span><br \/>\n             <span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Downplays Trump Call Backlash<\/span><br \/>\n             <span class=\"article__header--hf3 text-titlecase h2\">&#8230; We Love The Women&#8217;s Team!!!<\/span><br \/>\n           <\/h2>\n<p>    <!--\/.social-media-container--><\/p>\n<p>\n                                    Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-02-24T07:42:56-08:00\"><br \/>\n               February 24, 2026<br \/>\n              7:42 AM PST<\/time>\n                                      <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<section id=\"cb-26a91ff31159a8fceb12847ac0ded1b1\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n         <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260224_7e1fb6649a4346139fbd430265623fed\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:0d52b5f1-5d85-4e9e-89b9-e165f196b089\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>             <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"airline sponsors\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/7e\/4by3\/2026\/02\/24\/7e1fb6649a4346139fbd430265623fed_md.jpg\" alt=\"jack hughes team usa women trump getty 1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<p>         <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-26a91ff31159a8fceb12847ac0ded1b1--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-73566682ed22ef717d06eadd0f1a971f\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Team USA\u2019s toothless hero <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/jack-hughes\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Jack Hughes<\/strong><\/a> is making it clear there&#8217;s nothing but love between the men&#8217;s and women&#8217;s gold medal-winning squads &#8230; saying any backlash being thrown around is the result of haters hating.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-73566682ed22ef717d06eadd0f1a971f--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-781770e128a7b2a3898cd3572ee46655\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Fresh off burying the game-winner at the 2026 Winter Olympics &#8212; while bleeding and missing two front teeth &#8212; Hughes told the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/winterolympics\/article-15586847\/jack-hughes-team-usa-hockey-trump.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Daily Mail<\/strong><\/a> the D.C. invite from President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/donald-trump\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Donald Trump<\/strong><\/a> is nothing but an honor.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-781770e128a7b2a3898cd3572ee46655--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-38868fb9620c9e8454b37327e936fb08\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-twitter-tweet-block canvas-twitter-tweet-block-permalink canvas-twitter-tweet-block--default \">\n<div id=\"cb-38868fb9620c9e8454b37327e936fb08-669415834-target\" class=\"d-flex justify-content-center\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p>\n   \ud83d\udea8BREAKING: Reporter ask Team USA hockey star Jack Hughes \u201cAre you excited to go to the White House to meeting Trump?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYeah we\u2019re excited!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Everything is so political. We&#8217;re athletes, we&#8217;re proud to represent the US. And when you get the chance to go the White House to meet\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bB9dY7e1wt\">pic.twitter.com\/bB9dY7e1wt<\/a><br \/>\n       <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KMGGaryde\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@KMGGaryde<\/a>\n     <\/p>\n<\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-38868fb9620c9e8454b37327e936fb08--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-216852e2ec81d196e6cf911b7795ef0e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re so proud to represent the U.S.,\u201d Hughes said as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/02\/24\/us-mens-hockey-celebrates-miami-e11even-winning-gold\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>the team partied in Miami<\/strong><\/a>. \u201cWhen you get the chance to go to the White House and meet the president, we\u2019re proud to be Americans and that\u2019s so patriotic.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-216852e2ec81d196e6cf911b7795ef0e--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-cab52993c5544f1dd27d8427b588bb0b\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>&#8220;No matter what your views are, we\u2019re super excited to go!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-cab52993c5544f1dd27d8427b588bb0b--><br \/>\n<a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-f9ee13da65f505775691e9c9c9e63939\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n         <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260224_5cb7fa0fdb5f44298d1bbb452d17b767\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:0d52b5f1-5d85-4e9e-89b9-e165f196b089\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/5c\/4by3\/2026\/02\/24\/5cb7fa0fdb5f44298d1bbb452d17b767_md.jpg\" alt=\"usa womens hockey gold getty 1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<p>         <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-f9ee13da65f505775691e9c9c9e63939--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-71ae68f4a5422a5283d7f55289296cd4\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Trump extended the invite during a postgame call set up by FBI Director <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/kash-patel\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Kash Patel<\/strong><\/a> \u2026 even joking he\u2019d \u201cbe impeached\u201d if he didn\u2019t invite the women\u2019s team too. Some of the guys could be heard shouting, \u201cWe\u2019re in!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-71ae68f4a5422a5283d7f55289296cd4--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-21ce1e29e6883df30e98fcd012882df1\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The U.S. women\u2019s squad ultimately declined due to prior academic and professional commitments \u2026 saying they were honored but couldn\u2019t make it &#8212; and the internet immediately turned it into a political firestorm.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-21ce1e29e6883df30e98fcd012882df1--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-878434bc1b47d94d1d77049794c01cdc\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n         <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260224_ecfc492f028c4a5fa7c1d1ae2a64303c\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:0d52b5f1-5d85-4e9e-89b9-e165f196b089\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/ec\/4by3\/2026\/02\/24\/ecfc492f028c4a5fa7c1d1ae2a64303c_md.jpg\" alt=\"usa womens hockey gold getty 2\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<p>         <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-878434bc1b47d94d1d77049794c01cdc--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-1c29889b4a4a00b7d3332b0e3a46fe83\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Hughes isn\u2019t having it.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-1c29889b4a4a00b7d3332b0e3a46fe83--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-8c077abf8797404e43ab5a8e29367fdd\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>\u201cPeople are so negative out there,\u201d he said. \u201cThey\u2019re just trying to find a reason to put people down and make something out of almost nothing.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-8c077abf8797404e43ab5a8e29367fdd--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-2d65c4e0d41906e75a1059b37c0e35b6\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>He also shot down any talk of friction between the teams \u2026 saying <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/02\/22\/us-mens-hockey-wins-gold-winter-olympics-postgame-party\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>the men and women were celebrating<\/strong><\/a> together at 3:30 AM in the Olympic Village cafeteria after the gold-medal win &#8212; and the men&#8217;s locker room has nothing but respect for the women&#8217;s roster.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-2d65c4e0d41906e75a1059b37c0e35b6--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-3f368ef46f5575d823ba01a5427cf676\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n         <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260223_ae1bb988884349c8a1ea6a9a425c995b\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:0d52b5f1-5d85-4e9e-89b9-e165f196b089\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/ae\/4by3\/2026\/02\/23\/ae1bb988884349c8a1ea6a9a425c995b_md.jpg\" alt=\"jack hughes teeth getty 3\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<p>         <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-3f368ef46f5575d823ba01a5427cf676--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-54b512b7af76db56ea1e23bf167ece37\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/flavor-flav\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Flavor Flav<\/strong><\/a> is offering the U.S. women a Vegas-style victory party instead, posting on Bluesky that he\u2019ll host them with \u201cnice dinners and shows and good times\u201d and even try to line up hotel and airline sponsors to \u201ccelebrate these women for real for real.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-54b512b7af76db56ea1e23bf167ece37--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-9deb1a128cbe7240280ef5c28181d04a\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>From losing teeth on the ice to standing front and center in a political spotlight, Hughes has become the face of this Olympic run &#8212; 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