Karoline Leavitt's White House photo with Team USA hockey stars ignites online fury over MAGA hat

Fox News ^ | 2/25/26 | Paulina Dedaj

[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.

[Libloather]

If this brings angst to any leftist commie, I'm all for it.

[an amused spectator]

Just think of all the Lefty pants that were shat.

[ComputerGuy]

Online Fury

My next login name.

[Adder]

LOL!
Whiney losers with their pouty comments.

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

[Right_Wing_Madman]

"If this brings angst to any leftist commie, I'm all for it."

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

[clearcarbon]

"'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.

[Celtic Conservative]

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

CC

[Libloather]

Absolutely. Would you like fries with your order?

[Right_Wing_Madman]

Absolutely. Would you like fries with your order?

I thought so.

[Hyman Roth]

What doesn’t make a liberal upset? Geez

[newfreep]

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

[MrRelevant]

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.

[No name given]

Lefties are nothing but spoiled lowlifes and pigs.

[an amused spectator]

Margo Martin is totally not guilty.

[No name given]

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

[an amused spectator]

Sounds like the Lefties are Pretti mad.

Good.

[Libloather]

Agree.

[an amused spectator]

Thanks, LL.

[Adder]

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

Absolutely!!

[jonrick46]

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?