"Tasteless joke" – captain of the U.S. women's hockey team responds to Donald Trump's sexist remark

Captain of the U.S. women's national hockey team Hilary Knight delivered a scathing critique of Donald Trump's recent comments, calling his joke about inviting the team to the White House "tasteless."

Details: The reaction from the renowned athlete Hilary Knight came after U.S. President Donald Trump made sexist remarks directed at the women hockey players. Knight, a leading figure and the face of American women's hockey, emphasized that such statements are inappropriate and offensive to professional athletes.

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The sports community was especially outraged not only by Trump's remark itself, but also by the behavior of the U.S. men's national hockey team present at the time. Players from the men's team were seen laughing at the sexist comment.

So far, neither representatives of Donald Trump nor the management of the U.S. men's national team have provided any extended official comment regarding the incident.

Reminder: Donald Trump established a new civilian award and honored a Team USA hockey player for their Olympic victory.