Team USA ice hockey goaltender Jeremy Swayman finally admitted what every patriotic American already knew – his team completely overreacted to President Trump's harmless joke during their White House visit celebrating Olympic gold medals.
Speaking to reporters Wednesday, Swayman acknowledged that the men's hockey team should have "reacted differently" to Trump's playful comment about inviting the women's team to the White House after both squads dominated at the Olympics. The admission comes after days of manufactured outrage from the liberal media machine trying to turn a moment of presidential humor into their latest anti-Trump narrative.
"Looking back, we probably should have handled that situation better," Swayman told reporters, essentially throwing cold water on the left's desperate attempt to create controversy where none existed.
Another Liberal Media Nothing-Burger
This is exactly what we've come to expect from the mainstream media and their Trump Derangement Syndrome. Here we have our Olympic heroes being honored at the White House by President Trump – a moment that should unite all Americans in celebration of excellence – and the corrupt media tries to manufacture division over a lighthearted comment.
The fact that Swayman himself is now walking back his team's initial reaction proves what we knew all along: Trump was simply being Trump, connecting with Americans through his trademark humor and personality that won him two presidential elections.
"The President was clearly joking around with us, and we let the media circus get to our heads," a source close to the team reportedly said.
While the fake news media was busy writing their hit pieces and the radical left was melting down on social media, real Americans understood exactly what was happening – a president celebrating American athletic excellence with the champions who earned it.
This episode perfectly illustrates how the establishment media operates: take any Trump comment, strip away all context and humor, then manufacture outrage to feed to their dwindling audience of Trump-haters. Meanwhile, the rest of America sees right through their games.
It's refreshing to see an Olympic champion like Swayman have the courage to admit when emotions got the better of judgment. Now if only the mainstream media could show the same integrity instead of continuing their four-year mission to twist every Trump word into a scandal.