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A Canadian media outlet compared the U.S. Olympic men\u2019s hockey team to “monkeys” in a “zoo” on Wednesday for attending the State of the Union<\/a> address after meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House.<\/p>\n

The players entered the State of the Union<\/a> on Tuesday wearing sweaters that said “USA” and carrying their newly won gold medals. Team USA defeated Canada in overtime to win gold earlier on Sunday. The Olympic win ended a 46-year drought in men\u2019s hockey dating back to the 1980 “Miracle on Ice.”<\/a><\/p>\n

While the players\u2019 arrival at the presidential address earned them a bipartisan standing ovation, The Globe and Mail<\/a> opinion writer Cathal Kelly criticized their decision to attend.<\/p>\n

“This was a zoo. They were the monkeys,” wrote Kelly in an article published Wednesday.<\/p>\n

EX-NHL STAR FIRES BACK AT TEAM USA MEN’S HOCKEY CRITICS: ‘IT’S A REAL SHAME’<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

“On Tuesday, they were props for the actual star and got nothing for it but grief,” he later added.<\/p>\n

Kelly continued, repeatedly questioning the intelligence of the Team USA athletes,<\/a> noting he would be “shocked if more than a handful of them had ever read a book that wasn\u2019t\u00a0Harry Potter.”<\/p>\n

He also criticized their USA sweaters, comparing them to an “early middle-aged Glee Club” and claiming they had a side of “sycophancy.”<\/p>\n

“Going around in public dressed up like an early middle-aged Glee Club is not very Michael Jordan. It was the sweaters, with a side of sycophancy,” wrote Kelly.<\/p>\n

FORMER TOP HARRIS ADVISER IGNITES BACKLASH OVER ‘POLITICAL PROPS’ COMMENT TARGETING USA MEN’S HOCKEY TEAM<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Trump invited both<\/a> the gold-medal winning men\u2019s and women\u2019s hockey teams to the White House and the State of the Union.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The women\u2019s team declined the invitation<\/a>, citing scheduling conflicts.<\/p>\n

Since appearing at the address and visiting the White House, the team has faced online backlash. Several team members were photographed with <\/a>White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt. The players wore red-and-white USA hats, and one person wore a “Make America Great Again” hat.<\/p>\n

US WOMEN’S HOCKEY GOLD MEDALIST HILARY KNIGHT BRUSHES OFF MEN’S REACTION TO TRUMP REMARK<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

But Kelly argued liberals shouldn\u2019t be surprised by some of their political associations<\/a>, noting the “only political bone in any of their bodies is the tax bone.”<\/p>\n

“Try to remember that these men were not raised to be independent thinkers,” Kelly wrote. “They are designed from childhood to live in packs.”<\/p>\n

“Whenever a new alpha \u2014 like the current U.S. President \u2014 wanders into their midst, even telephonically, their instinct is to roll over and start chattering,” he added.<\/p>\n

CLICK HERE TO READ MORE MEDIA AND CULTURE NEWS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

He noted that many athletes play alongside Canadians in the National Hockey League and said they should have “played this straight down the middle.”<\/p>\n

“Evidently, their big idea was to lean hard into the red, white and blue<\/a>. Instead of sticking it to Canada, they\u2019d stick it to the Libs,” he added.<\/p>\n

But Kelly said he believes the hockey players weren\u2019t in it for the politics, and that “if the U.S. were to elect a Communist, they\u2019d have shown up to his party, too.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/canadian-writer-mocks-team-usa-hockey-heroes-monkeys-zoo-attending-state-union <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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