The U.S. men’s hockey team beat Canada 2-1 in overtime in Milan on Sunday to win the gold medal — the first for the U.S. men since the Miracle on Ice in 1980.
It was a genuinely great moment. A toothless Jack Hughes scored the golden goal. Goaltender Connor Hellebuyck stopped 41 shots. The whole country was watching. It deserved every bit of celebration it got.
But on a different highlight reel, FBI Director Kash Patel — whose official justification for being in Italy was meeting with law enforcement officials — was in that locker room. Drinking beer. Getting a gold medal draped around his neck. Jumping up and down with the players. He then held up his phone so President Trump could address the team on speakerphone.
Trump was warm. He was proud. He invited them to Tuesday’s State of the Union. He offered a military plane. He praised Hellebuyck. It was, by all accounts, a genuinely happy phone call.
And then he said this:
“I must tell you, we’re going to have to bring the women’s team — yo…
