ESPN Host Slams USA Hockey as Trump's 'Sad Pawns'
February 26, 2026·about 2 hours ago·via Fox News Politics

ESPN Radio host Peter Rosenberg trashes the Olympic gold medal-winning U.S. men's hockey team as "sad little pawns" for attending President Trump's State of the Union after their White House visit. The champs received a roaring bipartisan standing ovation in Congress, with Trump honoring goalie Connor Hellebuyck with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Leftist critics like Keith Olbermann ridicule the men for accepting while praising the women's team for declining over "prior commitments.
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