President Donald Trump took a shot at previous administrations’ dealing with of Afghanistan as he welcomed the Florida Panthers to the White Home to rejoice their Stanley Cup title.
The Panthers have been the primary workforce to go to the White Home in Trump’s second time period as president.
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President Donald Trump speaks as Vincent Viola, workforce proprietor of the 2024 NHL Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers hockey workforce, left, listens throughout a ceremony to honor the workforce within the East Room of the White Home, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025, in Washington. (AP Picture/Evan Vucci)
The president spoke extremely of workforce proprietor Vincent Viola earlier than he let him say a number of phrases about his workforce that gained the Stanley Cup in an epic seven-game collection towards the Edmonton Oilers. Trump referred to as Viola a “actual champion” who loves the army.
“He’s an actual champion in every thing he’s ever executed. Loves the army,” Trump stated. “Very first thing he did, I see him, ‘You gotta do that with the Military. You gotta transfer them right here. You gotta put…’ He’s giving me all of the directions. You like the army.
“You understand, we shoulda had you in Afghanistan as a substitute of the characters we had. It could’ve turned out a little bit bit completely different.”
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President Donald Trump shakes fingers with workforce captain Aleksander Barkov throughout a ceremony with the Florida Panthers NHL hockey workforce to rejoice their 2024 Stanley Cup win, within the East Room of the White Home, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025, in Washington. (AP Picture/Alex Brandon)
The U.S. invaded Afghanistan in 2001 following the Sept. 11, 2001, terror assaults in hopes of toppling the Taliban and discovering Usama bin Laden.
Because the U.S. finalized its pull out from Afghanistan, suicide bombers launched an assault at Hamid Karzai Worldwide Airport’s Abbey Gate. 13 American servicemembers have been killed together with 170 Afghan civilians.
In Trump’s first administration, Viola was within the working for U.S. Military secretary earlier than he withdrew from consideration. The billionaire businessman attended the U.S. Navy Academy at West Level and finally served with the one hundred and first Airborne Division at Fort Campbell.
At all times Dreaming proprietor Vinnie Viola holds the trophy after successful the 2017 Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs. (Jamie Rhodes-USA TODAY Sports activities)
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Viola purchased the workforce in 2013 and the workforce has made the playoff six occasions, together with 5 straight from the 2019-20 season to the 2023-24 season. The workforce made the Stanley Cup Last in 2023 solely to lose to the Vegas Golden Knights in 5 video games.
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