In a rare moment of honesty from the woke sports world, Team USA ice hockey goaltender Jeremy Swayman admitted to reporters Wednesday that his team completely botched their reaction to President Trump's innocent joke about inviting the women's hockey team to the White House.
Both the men's and women's hockey teams struck Olympic gold, but when Trump made a playful comment about the women's team during the White House ceremony, the men's team apparently lost their minds over absolutely nothing.
"We should have reacted differently," Swayman confessed, finally acknowledging what every rational American already knew – Trump was simply being Trump, cracking jokes and keeping things light during what should have been a celebration of American excellence.
This admission comes after the predictable media meltdown that followed Trump's comment. The legacy press, desperate for any anti-Trump narrative, turned a harmless quip into a national controversy because that's what they do. They can't help themselves.
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Here's what really happened: President Trump, known for his sense of humor and ability to connect with people, made a joke. The men's hockey team, probably influenced by their woke handlers and the toxic atmosphere created by years of Trump Derangement Syndrome, overreacted to a nothing-burger.
But unlike the spineless athletes we've seen bow to cancel culture in recent years, Swayman showed some backbone by admitting they were wrong. That takes guts in today's climate where apologizing to the woke mob is usually a one-way ticket to more harassment.
"We should have reacted differently," Swayman said, showing more maturity than most professional athletes these days.
The fact that this even became a story shows just how desperate the mainstream media is to attack President Trump. They'll literally turn a joke at a celebration into a scandal because they can't stand that Trump is back in the White House, delivering on his promises to Make America Great Again.
At least one member of the team has the integrity to admit when they got it wrong. Now the question is: will the rest of the team follow suit, or will they continue letting the media circus dictate how they react to our President's humor?