
Former CNN anchor Don Lemon criticized the U.S. men’s hockey team accepting a phone call from President Trump after the team’s gold medal victory at the 2026 Winter Olympics, calling the moment inappropriate and accusing the president of politicizing a national achievement.
This comes after Trump congratulated the team during a speakerphone call captured on video and widely shared online, following the United States defeat of Canada in the championship game, securing the program’s first Olympic gold medal in more than a decade.