Team USA hockey player regrets being goaded by Trump: 'We should’ve reacted differently'
Olympic hockey gold medalist Jeremy Swayman said he regretted laughing after President Donald Trump joked about possibly not inviting the women's hockey champions to the White House.
Following their gold-medal victory over Canada this week, Trump spoke by phone with the men's team.
"I must tell you, we're going to have to bring the woman's team. You do know that?" Trump lamented about inviting the women to the White House. "I do believe I probably would be impeached."
A video of the call showed the men's team laughing at Trump's joke.
"Jeremy, there was some negative reaction to that in the post-game video. Just what is your reaction to that?" a reporter asked Swayman on Wednesday.
"Yeah, we should have reacted differently," the hockey star admitted. "We know that we are so excited for the women's team. We have so much respect for the women's team. And to share that gold medal with them is something that we're forever grateful for. And, you know, now that we're home, we get to share that together forever and see the incredible support that we have from the USA and sharing this incredible gold medal."