{"id":2573240,"date":"2026-02-24T23:14:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T04:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-many-seated-dems-refuse-to-clap-as-trump-lauds-team-usa-hockey-champs\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T23:16:02","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T04:16:02","slug":"watch-many-seated-dems-refuse-to-clap-as-trump-lauds-team-usa-hockey-champs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-many-seated-dems-refuse-to-clap-as-trump-lauds-team-usa-hockey-champs\/","title":{"rendered":"Many Dems Refuse To Clap As Trump Lauds USA Hockey Champs"},"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%2Fwatch-many-seated-dems-refuse-to-clap-as-trump-lauds-team-usa-hockey-champs%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=2573240&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>The Federalist piece covers the U.S. men\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-entire-usa-womens-hockey-team-honored-america-by-standing-for-the-national-anthem\/\" title=\"The Entire ... Women&#039;s ... ... Honored America by Standing for the National Anthem\">hockey team\u2019<\/a>s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-swimmer-2016-gold-medal-winner-says-race-probably-wasnt-clean-after-losing-to-russia\/\" title=\"US Swimmer, 2016 ... Medal ...ner, Says Race \u2018Probably Wasn\u2019t Clean\u2019 After Losing To Russia\">gold medal win<\/a> at the 2026 Winter Olympics and the mixed reaction at President Trump\u2019s State of the Union address. While the team had earlier visited the White House, several Democratic lawmakers were observed sitting during Trump\u2019s recognition of Team USA, even as the players received a standing ovation from many attendees. Trump celebrated the victory, declaring that the country is \u201cwinning again,\u201d and introduced the gold-medal winners, stating that goalie Connor Hellebuyck would be awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom after a quick vote by attendees; he also noted that the women\u2019s team would be invited to the White House later. The article also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lapd-chief-refuses-to-enforce-gavin-newsoms-crackdown-on-ice-agents-it-doesnt-make-any-sense-2\/\" title=\"LAPD Chief Refuses to Enforce Gavin Newsom&#039;s Crackdown on ICE Agents: &#039;It Doesn&#039;t Make Any Sense&#039;\">references social-media reaction<\/a>, including a tweet from Clay Travis criticizing the Democrats\u2019 response. Authored by Shawn Fleetwood, the piece situates the Olympic triumph within a broader political frame and tags related subjects such as Democrats, Donald Trump, hockey, Olympics, and Team USA.  <\/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<div class=\"article-body body-md bdr-top-black pt-30\">\n<div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<figure class=\"article-thumbnail mb-30 mb-sm-60\">\n<div class=\"article-thumbnail-caption d-flex align-items-center justify-content-md-end label-xs mt-15\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-camera me-10\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Image Credit<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=fmieoSTI_yY\">Associated Press\/YouTube<\/a>       <\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-share text-center article-share-simple\">\n<h5 class=\"label-sm mb-10\">Share<\/h5>\n<ul class=\"article-share-list list-unstyled m-0 p-0\">\n<li class=\"article-share-facebook m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/02\/24\/watch-many-seated-dems-refuse-to-clap-as-trump-lauds-team-usa-hockey-champs\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Facebook<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-twitter m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Watch:%20Many%20Seated%20Dems%20Refuse%20To%20Clap%20As%20Trump%20Lauds%20Team%20USA%20Hockey%20Champs&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/02\/24\/watch-many-seated-dems-refuse-to-clap-as-trump-lauds-team-usa-hockey-champs\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-twitter\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Twitter<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-truth-social m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/share?title=Watch:%20Many%20Seated%20Dems%20Refuse%20To%20Clap%20As%20Trump%20Lauds%20Team%20USA%20Hockey%20Champs&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/02\/24\/watch-many-seated-dems-refuse-to-clap-as-trump-lauds-team-usa-hockey-champs\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"width:36px;height:auto;\" viewbox=\"0 0 92 93\"><path d=\"M69.444 55.716H56.772v10.37h12.672zM64.487 37.795V27.32H38.666v38.664h13.18v-28.19zM21.05 27.321h12.653v10.471H21.051z\" https:><\/path><\/svg>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Truth Social<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-link m-0\">       <button data-clipboard-text=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/02\/24\/watch-many-seated-dems-refuse-to-clap-as-trump-lauds-team-usa-hockey-champs\/\" data-tooltip-content=\"Copied!\" class=\"clip tooltip\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-link-variant\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Copy Article Link<\/span>       <\/button>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\">       <a href=\"mailto:?subject=Watch:%20Many%20Seated%20Dems%20Refuse%20To%20Clap%20As%20Trump%20Lauds%20Team%20USA%20Hockey%20Champs&amp;body=%20https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/02\/24\/watch-many-seated-dems-refuse-to-clap-as-trump-lauds-team-usa-hockey-champs\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-email\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article via Email<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\"><span class=\"printfriendly pf-button  pf-alignleft\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\" rel=\"nofollow\" onclick=\"window.print(); return false;\" title=\"Printer Friendly, PDF &amp; Email\"><span id=\"printfriendly-text2\" class=\"pf-button-text\"><i class=\"mdi mdi-printer\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>The U.S. men&rsquo;s national hockey team defeating Canada to win the gold in the 2026 Winter Olympics was a great triumph. But it&rsquo;s clear not all congressional Democrats thought it was worth expending much energy to celebrate. <\/p>\n<p>During President Trump&rsquo;s Tuesday <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pjGvA-D0Fcs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">State of the Un<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pjGvA-D0Fcs\">ion address<\/a>, numerous Democrats were <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ClayTravis\/status\/2026487471198859658?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">spotted<\/a> sitting during the president&rsquo;s recognition of Team USA. Members of the team had visited the White House earlier in the day and later attended the address, in which they were given a shoutout by Trump.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2 d-flex justify-content-center\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-1234800341\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1463670073398-0\" class=\"mb-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&ldquo;Our country is winning again. In fact, we&rsquo;re winning so much that we really don&rsquo;t know what to do about it. People are asking me, &lsquo;Please, please, please, Mr. President, we&rsquo;re winning too much. We can&rsquo;t take it anymore, we&rsquo;re not used to winning in our country &hellip;&rsquo; And I say, &lsquo;No, no, no. You&rsquo;re going to win again. You&rsquo;re going to win big, you&rsquo;re gonna win bigger than ever.&rsquo; And to prove that point &hellip; here with us tonight is a group of winners who just made the entire nation proud. The men&rsquo;s gold-medal Olympic hockey team!&rdquo; Trump said while introducing the group.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"> <span class=\"O2KWNzhbg75kyEG1seaMIQD\"><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is wild, many Democrats have such Trump derangement syndrome that they refused to stand and clap for the US <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >gold medal hockey team<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0i0Gbhzwkm\">pic.twitter.com\/0i0Gbhzwkm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ClayTravis\/status\/2026487471198859658?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 25, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/span> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Donned in their gold medals, the members of Team USA received a standing ovation and cheers from many of the address&rsquo;s attendees, many of whom broke into chants of, &ldquo;USA! USA! USA!&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That&rsquo;s the first time I&rsquo;ve ever seen them get up,&rdquo; Trump said, pointing to Democrats. &ldquo;And actually, not all of them did get up.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p><strong>[READ:[READ:<a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/02\/24\/yes-wed-rather-have-patriotic-hockey-players-at-the-sotu-than-trump-hating-democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Yes, We&rsquo;d Rather Have Patriotic Hockey Players At The SOTU Than Trump-Hating Democrats<\/a>]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The president went on to congratulate the American men&rsquo;s and women&rsquo;s teams on their gold-medal wins. He also revealed that, after consultation with the men&rsquo;s team, Team USA goalie Connor Hellebuyck will be awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom for his stunning performance in the championship game.<\/p>\n<p>The Presidential Medal of Freedom &ldquo;is considered the U.S. government&rsquo;s highest civilian honor,&rdquo; according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/crs-product\/R47639\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Congressional Research Service<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve never seen a goaltender play as well as Connor Hellebuyck,&rdquo; Trump said. &ldquo;Great athletes have gotten that. Very great, the best. And I thought he deserved it. And I did take a vote. &hellip; [E]very single one of them rapidly put up their hand.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The president also said that the U.S. women&rsquo;s hockey team will be coming to the White House at a later date.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<div class=\"article-author-description fst-italic\">      Shawn Fleetwood is a staff writer for The Federalist and a graduate of the University of Mary Washington. He is a co-recipient of the 2025 Dao Prize for Excellence in Investigative Journalism. His work has been featured in numerous outlets, including RealClearPolitics and RealClearHealth. 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