President Donald Trump recently shared a playful, lighthearted moment with Matthew Tkachuk, the Olympic gold medalist from the US men’s hockey team. The team defeated Canada on the final day of the 2026 Winter Olympics. On Tuesday, February 24, the US President welcomed and hosted several members of the country’s men’s hockey team at the White House. During their interaction inside the Oval Office, the President joked about not returning hockey star Matthew Tkachuk’s gold medal after he offered him to try it on.
Donald Trump jokes about not returning US Men’s Hockey star Matthew Tkachuk’s gold medal
President Donald Trump jokingly refused to return US hockey player Matthew Tkachuk’s Olympic gold medal while at the White House. On Tuesday, the President greeted several US men’s hockey team members, including the winger and alternate captain for the Florida Panthers, at the Oval Office.
A video of President Donald Trump having a lighthearted interaction with the Olympic gold medal-winning team members of the US men’s hockey team during their meeting at the White House has gone viral on social media. The clip showed the hockey team members standing with their gold medals right behind the President for a photo. Soon, gold medalist Matthew Tkachuk asked the President if he wanted to put on his gold medal.
To which President Donald Trump responded with “Yeah, absolutely.” After that, he joked about how he was not returning the gold medal to the athlete anymore. In the video, he jokingly said, “I’m not giving it back.” After hearing the playful response from the US President, the star hockey player humorously said, “I’ll trade you that for a pen.” The clip then showed Donald Trump putting on the gold medal and posing for photos along with the members of the US men’s hockey team. He thought it was “cool.” “I never thought I’d have this on me,” also added the President.
Originally reported by Nikita Nath on Reality Tea
