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Karoline Leavitt's White House photo with Team USA hockey stars ignites online fury over MAGA hat
Fox News ^ | 2/25/26 | Paulina Dedaj

Posted on 02/27/2026 2:06:30 AM PST by Libloather

The U.S. men’s ice hockey team continued their Olympic gold medal celebrations back home with a whirlwind tour on Tuesday that began with an Air Force flight into Washington, D.C., and ended with a standing ovation at the State of the Union address.

But amid the praise, the team has faced some backlash on social media.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt was among those in the administration to welcome the American hockey players before visiting with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office.

Leavitt shared a photo on social media posing with deputy director of communications, Margo Martin, and several members of Team USA. The photo included Boston Bruins goalie Jeremy Swayman, Winnipeg Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck, Jack and Quinn Hughes, and Buffalo Sabres forward Tage Thompson.

Both Hughes brothers wore red and white USA hats, while Thompson sported a "Make America Great Again" hat, prompting widespread backlash on social media.

"How embarrassing," one person wrote on X in a post sharing the photo. Another person responded, calling Thompson a "scumbag" for wearing the MAGA hat.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Conspiracy; History; Local News
KEYWORDS: growupitsjustahat; hockey; leavitt; longhousekarens; maga; margomartin; noseringcollective; olympics; onlinefurryfury; onlinefury; photo

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If this brings angst to any leftist commie, I'm all for it.
1 posted on 02/27/2026 2:06:30 AM PST by Libloather
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To: Libloather

Just think of all the Lefty pants that were shat.


2 posted on 02/27/2026 2:16:40 AM PST by an amused spectator (The DemoKKKraps haven't been this mad since we took away their slaves.)
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To: Libloather
Online Fury

My next login name.
3 posted on 02/27/2026 2:24:18 AM PST by ComputerGuy
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To: Libloather

LOL!
Whiney losers with their pouty comments.

Why does anyone take their “backlash” seriously?
[Yet here I am commenting on their utter stupidity!]


4 posted on 02/27/2026 2:25:37 AM PST by Adder (End fascism...defeat all Democrats.)
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"If this brings angst to any leftist commie, I'm all for it."

You're an AI search and post bot, right?

5 posted on 02/27/2026 2:30:13 AM PST by Right_Wing_Madman
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"'How embarrassing,' one person wrote on X in a post sharing the photo. Another person responded, calling Thompson a 'scumbag' for wearing the MAGA hat."

Pavlovian responses from the nose-ring collective.
6 posted on 02/27/2026 2:32:17 AM PST by clearcarbon (Fraudulent elections have consequences.)
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To: clearcarbon

Well, you know what they say:
“Nosering detected, opinion rejected”.

CC


7 posted on 02/27/2026 2:36:07 AM PST by Celtic Conservative (Heghlu'meH QaQ jajvam!)
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To: Right_Wing_Madman

Absolutely. Would you like fries with your order?


8 posted on 02/27/2026 2:36:49 AM PST by Libloather (Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
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Absolutely. Would you like fries with your order?

I thought so.

9 posted on 02/27/2026 2:38:58 AM PST by Right_Wing_Madman
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To: Libloather

What doesn’t make a liberal upset? Geez


10 posted on 02/27/2026 2:49:20 AM PST by Hyman Roth
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To: Libloather

Leftists react to “Making America Great Again” like a Vampire reacts to being doused with Holy Water.


11 posted on 02/27/2026 3:12:58 AM PST by newfreep ("There is no race problem...just a problem race")
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To: clearcarbon

These same folks found no embarrassment casting their POTUS votes once for an unqualified racist DEI imbecile after they voted in a literal child sniffing pedo who molested his own daughter.


12 posted on 02/27/2026 3:20:04 AM PST by MrRelevant
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To: Hyman Roth

Lefties are nothing but spoiled lowlifes and pigs.


13 posted on 02/27/2026 3:26:22 AM PST by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as )
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To: Libloather

Margo Martin is totally not guilty.


14 posted on 02/27/2026 3:26:30 AM PST by an amused spectator (The DemoKKKraps haven't been this mad since we took away their slaves.)
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To: Adder

I for one am fed up with the amoral a-holes calling themselves liberals.


15 posted on 02/27/2026 3:27:21 AM PST by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as )
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Sounds like the Lefties are Pretti mad.

Good.


16 posted on 02/27/2026 3:29:39 AM PST by an amused spectator (The DemoKKKraps haven't been this mad since we took away their slaves.)
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Agree.


17 posted on 02/27/2026 3:31:07 AM PST by Libloather (Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
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To: Libloather

Thanks, LL.


18 posted on 02/27/2026 3:32:34 AM PST by an amused spectator (The DemoKKKraps haven't been this mad since we took away their slaves.)
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I for one am fed up with the amoral a-holes calling themselves liberals.

Absolutely!!


19 posted on 02/27/2026 3:43:04 AM PST by Adder (End fascism...defeat all Democrats.)
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To: Libloather

Don’t these Leftnick haters know that Making America Great Again was just what America’s hockey team did? Really! Do these haters have to wear diapers too?


20 posted on 02/27/2026 4:02:43 AM PST by jonrick46 (Leftniks chase illusions of motherships at the end of the pier.)
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