00:00Paul Conner, a Winnipeg Jets hockey player, decided not to accept President Donald Trump's
00:05invitation to the White House. After his team won the Olympic gold medal at Milano Cortina
00:102026, Conner chose to return to Winnipeg and focus on the remainder of his NHL season.
00:17Rather than attend the event, Conner's decision was not political, but rather due to his team's
00:23busy schedule, several other players on the U.S. men's hockey team also decided not to
00:28accept the invitation, including Jake Gensel, Brock Nelson, and Jake Odinger. Trump had previously
00:34invited the U.S. men's hockey team to the White House after their victory, even offering to send
00:39a military aircraft to transport them to the event. However, the U.S. women's hockey team declined the
00:45invitation, citing busy schedules and professional commitments.
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