{"id":2520717,"date":"2025-12-12T19:20:01","date_gmt":"2025-12-13T00:20:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-dons-cowboy-hat-with-miracle-on-ice-olympic-hockey-team\/"},"modified":"2025-12-12T19:21:39","modified_gmt":"2025-12-13T00:21:39","slug":"trump-dons-cowboy-hat-with-miracle-on-ice-olympic-hockey-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-dons-cowboy-hat-with-miracle-on-ice-olympic-hockey-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump dons cowboy hat with &#8216;Miracle on Ice&#8217; Olympic hockey team"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-dons-cowboy-hat-with-miracle-on-ice-olympic-hockey-team%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2520717&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former President Donald Trump held a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/these-six-comics-could-be-canceled-next\/\" title=\"These Six Comics Could Be Canceled Next\">ceremony honoring<\/a> the 1980 U.S. men&#8217;s hockey team, famously known for the &#8220;Miracle on Ice.&#8221; During the event, Trump paid tribute to the team members, many of whom were from Minnesota. Using the occasion, he also escalated his focus on the Minnesota Medicare fraud scandal, which involves indictments of numerous members of the state&#8217;s Somali community. Trump has been leveraging this scandal to shift midterm election discussions away from economic issues and back towards immigration. At the event,the hockey team presented Trump with a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >replica cowboy hat<\/a>,which he wore as a nod to the 1980 opening ceremony. Trump made light-hearted comments about the Somali community during his remarks and briefly took questions from the press, maintaining his messaging on immigration and the ongoing scandal.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump dons cowboy hat and pays tribute to &lsquo;Miracle on Ice&rsquo; hockey team as he makes digs at Somalis in Minnesota<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2443535\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3912580\/trump-affordability-speech-pennsylvania\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> held a Friday night ceremony honoring the 1980 U.S. men&rsquo;s hockey team and used it as an opportunity to escalate his messaging campaign surrounding the Minnesota Medicare fraud scandal.<\/p>\n<p>Over the past two weeks, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3911260\/trump-affordability-rebrand-pennsylvania-casino\/\">Trump<\/a> has leaned into the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3909591\/democrats-think-trump-minnesota-immigration-pivot-lacks-legs\/\">scandal<\/a>, in which dozens of members of the state&rsquo;s Somali community have already been indicted, to steer the midterm conversation away from economic issues and back toward immigration.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3916652\/trump-wants-next-fed-chair-consult-with-him-interest-rates\/\">Trump wants next Fed chair to consult with him on interest rates and get them down to 1%<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3916500\/trump-signs-emergency-declaration-after-thousands-evacuated-washington-floods\/\">Trump signs emergency declaration after thousands evacuated during Washington floods<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3916381\/treasury-targeting-money-services-businesses-minnesota-somali-fraud\/\">Treasury targeting money services businesses for Minnesota Somali fraud, Bessent says<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3904456\/trumpgenerosity-dell-family-contribution-accounts\/\">Trump<\/a> brought reporters into the Oval Office for the Friday event before going around the room and asking each member of the &ldquo;Miracle on Ice&rdquo; team to briefly speak.<\/p>\n<p>More than half of the 20 players on the team were from Minnesota, which defenseman Bill Baker noted &ldquo;doesn&rsquo;t ring very well&rdquo; with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-taking-regeneron-drug-remdesivir-therapy-for-coronavirus-diagnosis-ex-wh-doctor-explains\/\" title=\"... taking Regeneron drug, Remdesivir therapy for coronavirus diagnosis: ex-WH doctor explains\">president&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s rhetoric.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Any Somalians on the team?&rdquo; the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3903985\/trump-cabinet-meeting-venezuela-land-strikes-very-soon\/\">president<\/a> asked with a grin, drawing laughs from the room. &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t think so.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump briefly took questions after the event but largely stuck to the script. The most newsworthy instance happened before the Q&amp;A when the team gifted the president with a replica of the cowboy hat players wore during the 1980 opening ceremony, which they all wore throughout the event.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Trump says he hasn&#8217;t seen the new photos released by the Epstein estate, showing Jeffrey Epstein hanging with Trump, Bill Clinton, Bill Gates, Steve Bannon, and more<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Everybody knew this man. He was all over Palm Beach. He has photos with everybody. I mean, almost. There are&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Christian Datoc (@TocRadio) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TocRadio\/status\/1999617378410226054?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 12, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3912580\/trump-affordability-speech-pennsylvania\/\"><strong>TRUMP RIPS BIDEN AND DEMOCRATS OVER AFFORDABILITY IN PENNSYLVANIA: &lsquo;LIKE BONNIE AND CLYDE PREACHING PUBLIC SAFETY&rsquo;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s remarks can be seen in full below.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"7W5RHSSYrd0\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"President Trump Participates in a Bill Signing Ceremony, Dec. 12, 2025\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7W5RHSSYrd0?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump honors &#8216;Miracle on Ice&#8217; team, targets Somalis in MN<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2645,"featured_media":2520718,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AP25346818413256.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[68746,68747,68748,4000,3634],"class_list":["post-2520717","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-cowboy-hat","tag-miracle-on-ice","tag-olympic-hockey","tag-team","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AP25346818413256.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2520717","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2645"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2520717"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2520717\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2520721,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2520717\/revisions\/2520721"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2520718"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2520717"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2520717"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2520717"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}