U.S. women’s hockey team declined an invitation from President Trump to attend the State of the Union address, citing scheduling conflicts with prior academic and professional commitments, not a direct refusal of a White House.
Scheduling Conflicts: The team was not scheduled to return to North America until Monday evening, making the Tuesday night event difficult to attend.
I imagine the women are caught in a hard place: Even if they wanted to go, they would be socially ostracized. Pretty much all of female social media is on the side of women Olympians, cheering them on, and for them to attend the state of the Union would make them instant patiahs forever.
That's right blame them to be honest. If they aren't huge fans of Trump then why take the hit. Obviously the men made the correct choice but, I really can't blame someone who may not be a Trump supporter to go and socially outcast themselves over it
Would also long to see us women's hockey team go, just to shut the liberals up
Yes... here's what I read:
U.S. women’s hockey team declined an invitation from President Trump to attend the State of the Union address, citing scheduling conflicts with prior academic and professional commitments, not a direct refusal of a White House.
Scheduling Conflicts: The team was not scheduled to return to North America until Monday evening, making the Tuesday night event difficult to attend.
Too bad they declined so fast. There was very likely more room on AF2. Oh well - no stories for the grandkids.
Exactly! That's what I was thinking...
Very diplomatic way of turning him down.
I imagine the women are caught in a hard place: Even if they wanted to go, they would be socially ostracized. Pretty much all of female social media is on the side of women Olympians, cheering them on, and for them to attend the state of the Union would make them instant patiahs forever.
That's right blame them to be honest. If they aren't huge fans of Trump then why take the hit. Obviously the men made the correct choice but, I really can't blame someone who may not be a Trump supporter to go and socially outcast themselves over it
They don't want to go because most of their support is from LGBTQetc.
It's cowardly of them not to go. They could have provided a good role model for young female athletes, but no - gotta pander instead.