WATCH: Trump introduces Olympic gold medal-winning U.S. men’s hockey team

President Donald Trump welcomed the U.S. men’s Olympic hockey team, following its gold medal victory over Canada, during his State of the Union address on Tuesday.

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“Our country is winning again. In fact, we’re winning so much that we don’t really know what to do about it,” Trump said.

“You will win bigger than ever and to prove that point, here with us tonight is a group of winners who have made the entire nation proud: the gold medal-winning men’s Olympic hockey team,” he added, as the team entered the exhibition to applause and chants of “USA!”

The USA Women’s Hockey Team, which also won the gold medal, declined to attend the State of the Union address “due to timing” and previously scheduled commitments, a spokesman said.

Trump also announced that he would award the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, to goaltender Connor Hellebuyck.

Trump’s speech comes after 13 months of deregulation, a record number of executive actions, mass layoffs, aggressive immigration tactics, and more.

Before the speech, Trump was expected to outline his administration’s accomplishments, make his case for keeping his party in power next November, and celebrate the 250th anniversary of America’s independence.

At the same time, a number of pain points threatened to overshadow Trump’s positive messages during his prime-time speech.

On Friday, the Supreme Court dealt a major setback to Trump’s agenda when it struck down his sweeping tariffs. The partial government shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security, imposed by Democratic opposition to Trump’s aggressive immigration enforcement, appears to have no end in sight. Questions about the Jeffrey Epstein investigation continue to haunt his administration.

According to the latest PBS News/NPR/Marist poll, 60% of Americans say the country is worse off than last year, while 40% believe the country is better off.

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