Flavor Flav<\/a> made a big pitch to the U.S. women\u2019s hockey team on Monday after the Olympic<\/a> gold medalists turned down<\/a> an invite from President Donald Trump<\/a>, who is facing criticism for joking<\/a> that he\u2019d \u201chave to\u201d include them on plans for the men\u2019s squad to visit the nation\u2019s capital.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The team accepted his offer to party with him in Las Vegas, the rapper later commented on a social media post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Earlier, the Public Enemy rapper and Team USA hype man took to social media to address the winning women, writing<\/a>, \u201cIf the USA Women\u2019s Hockey team wants a real celebration and invite ,,, I\u2019ll host them in Las Vegas.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n He continued, \u201cDo some nice dinners and shows and good times. I\u2019m sure I can get a hotel and airline to help me out here and celebrate these women for real for real. \ud83d\udc4d\ud83c\udffe\ud83d\udc4d\ud83c\udffe\ud83d\udc4d\ud83c\udffe.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Flav\u2019s pitch arrived after Trump made controversial comments<\/a> during a congratulatory phone call with the gold medal-winning U.S. men\u2019s hockey team, where he offered to fly the athletes to his State of the Union address on Tuesday in a trip that would include a White House visit the next day.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cAnd we have to \u2014 I must tell you \u2014 we\u2019re going to have to bring the women\u2019s team,\u201d said Trump, whose comment drew laughter from the American men. \u201c[If I don\u2019t] do that, I do believe I probably would be impeached, OK?\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n A spokesperson for USA Hockey, which oversees both teams, later shared<\/a> that the White House invited the American women to attend the SOTU address but the players ultimately declined the offer, citing scheduling conflicts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n GOP leadership has shared that it\u2019s working out the logistics<\/a> to get members of the men\u2019s team to D.C. in time for the address.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n It\u2019s unclear whether members of either hockey team will attend Trump\u2019s proposed White House visit set for Wednesday. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n The president previously honored<\/a> the American women when they took gold at the 2018 PyeongChang Games, although that White House ceremony was composed of Olympic and Paralympic athletes from various sports.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Akmal Rajput via Associated Press<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Flav \u2014 a fixture at the 2024 Paris Games when he signed on as a sponsor<\/a> and hype man for the U.S. women\u2019s water polo team \u2014 repped the red, white and blue out in Italy this month as he cheered on<\/a> Team USA bobsled and skeleton.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n On Monday, Flav wrote<\/a> that he intends to loop the bobsled and skeleton into his big celebration in Vegas. He later shared a screenshot<\/a> of a party pitch seemingly sent on his behalf to Doug Ferry, hockey operations and event manager for the U.S. women\u2019s team.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Flav noted on his Instagram stories that he\u2019s eyeing to host the celebration at the end of Professional Women\u2019s Hockey League action. The 2025-26 PWHL season resumes Thursday, and the playoffs typically conclude in late May.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n celebrity.land has reached out to USA Hockey for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n![\"Public](\"https:\/\/img.huffingtonpost.com\/asset\/699da4ac150000946201988f.jpeg?ops=scalefit_720_noupscale\")
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