Trump Tells the Washington Caps They’re Going to Win the Cup Again

TRUMP Well thank you ░░░░░░░░ much This is a ░░░░░░░░ honor for me because ░░░░░░░░ m a hockey fan ░░░░░░░░ I m a Capitals ░░░░░░░░ And Ted I m ░░░░░░░░ re fan too if ░░░░░░░░ want to the know ░░░░░░░░ truth okay LEONSIS Very ░░░░░░░░ Mr President TRUMP And ░░░░░░░░ guy I have no ░░░░░░░░ but to be his ░░░░░░░░ laughter because he is ░░░░░░░░ special Look at those ░░░░░░░░ Huh Laughter Come on ░░░░░░░░ guy Special athlete player ░░░░░░░░ all are They won ░░░░░░░░ last year and it ░░░░░░░░ just that s all ░░░░░░░░ wanted to talk about ░░░░░░░░ couldn t get them ░░░░░░░░ on other things that ░░░░░░░░ deal with which are ░░░░░░░░ important They were all ░░░░░░░░ the Capitals And I ░░░░░░░░ you have six more ░░░░░░░░ and you go back ░░░░░░░░ then it s back ░░░░░░░░ the playoffs And I ░░░░░░░░ you re going to ░░░░░░░░ fantastically well Alex I ░░░░░░░░ you re going to ░░░░░░░░ great Today we welcome ░░░░░░░░ the White House the ░░░░░░░░ Stanley Cup Champions the ░░░░░░░░ Capitals And it s ░░░░░░░░ a special team And ░░░░░░░░ have a special owner ░░░░░░░░ man who has been ░░░░░░░░ great success over his ░░░░░░░░ He s got you ░░░░░░░░ got your son here ░░░░░░░░ you too I believe ░░░░░░░░ LEONSIS Yep TRUMP So ░░░░░░░░ you very much And ░░░░░░░░ new head coach Todd ░░░░░░░░ Todd thank you very ░░░░░░░░ and good luck in ░░░░░░░░ playoffs REIRDEN Thank you ░░░░░░░░ That s going to ░░░░░░░░ starting very soon And ░░░░░░░░ welcome most importantly the ░░░░░░░░ Capitals team They re ░░░░░░░░ They know how to ░░░░░░░░ And I think you ░░░░░░░░ going to see that ░░░░░░░░ in a little while ░░░░░░░░ had a truly incredible ░░░░░░░░ last season defending against ░░░░░░░░ archrivals and two time ░░░░░░░░ champions the Pittsburgh Penguins ░░░░░░░░ are they doing Ted ░░░░░░░░ They ll be in ░░░░░░░░ playoffs TRUMP They re ░░░░░░░░ easy right LEONSIS No ░░░░░░░░ TRUMP They re never ░░░░░░░░ but let s see ░░░░░░░░ it all works out ░░░░░░░░ were led to victory ░░░░░░░░ a very special athlete ░░░░░░░░ great player Captain Team ░░░░░░░░ Alex Ovechkin And where ░░░░░░░░ Ivanka She was back ░░░░░░░░ She s a friend ░░░░░░░░ she she s a ░░░░░░░░ fan Alexander the Great ░░░░░░░░ call him has spent ░░░░░░░░ entire 13 year NHL ░░░░░░░░ with the Washington Capitals ░░░░░░░░ his hard work and ░░░░░░░░ has paid off last ░░░░░░░░ He outscored every player ░░░░░░░░ the league Wow That ░░░░░░░░ not bad Right OVECHKIN ░░░░░░░░ Laughter TRUMP With 64 ░░░░░░░░ That s like Babe ░░░░░░░░ He hit more than ░░░░░░░░ player in the league ░░░░░░░░ had actually one season ░░░░░░░░ I think he had ░░░░░░░░ homeruns than every player ░░░░░░░░ the league Other than ░░░░░░░░ he wasn t a ░░░░░░░░ good hitter He was ░░░░░░░░ special one too Sixty ░░░░░░░░ goals a hundred and ░░░░░░░░ points and was named ░░░░░░░░ playoff MVP And that ░░░░░░░░ easy Nobody did more ░░░░░░░░ deserve the Conn Smythe ░░░░░░░░ And Alex congratulations And ░░░░░░░░ re going to all ░░░░░░░░ watching you in a ░░░░░░░░ weeks in a couple ░░░░░░░░ weeks OVECHKIN Thank you ░░░░░░░░ And I have no ░░░░░░░░ your team is going ░░░░░░░░ do great And we ░░░░░░░░ have Gary Bettman Where ░░░░░░░░ Gary He s around ░░░░░░░░ someplace He BETTMAN Back ░░░░░░░░ TRUMP Where You mean ░░░░░░░░ didn t make the ░░░░░░░░ Okay but come over ░░░░░░░░ for a sec The ░░░░░░░░ of the NHL And ░░░░░░░░ have done a great ░░░░░░░░ I have to say ░░░░░░░░ have done a I ░░░░░░░░ you before right Before ░░░░░░░░ was a I knew ░░░░░░░░ at a different league ░░░░░░░░ you did you did ░░░░░░░░ great thing BETTMAN Thank ░░░░░░░░ TRUMP So congratulations man ░░░░░░░░ job BETTMAN Thank you ░░░░░░░░ much Mr President TRUMP ░░░░░░░░ a great playoff So ░░░░░░░░ coming up short the ░░░░░░░░ game in the first ░░░░░░░░ of the series the ░░░░░░░░ never quit It looked ░░░░░░░░ they were in trouble ░░░░░░░░ John Carlson where s ░░░░░░░░ Where is he PARTICIPANT ░░░░░░░░ you Laughter TRUMP Is ░░░░░░░░ good Is he good ░░░░░░░░ s pretty good right ░░░░░░░░ know he s good ░░░░░░░░ Carlson repeatedly found the ░░░░░░░░ of the net earning ░░░░░░░░ franchise record as a ░░░░░░░░ with 20 points in ░░░░░░░░ post season Wow that ░░░░░░░░ pretty good huh That ░░░░░░░░ very good Laughter You ░░░░░░░░ there used to be ░░░░░░░░ man Bobby Orr Right ░░░░░░░░ used to watch him ░░░░░░░░ the Rangers Bobby Orr ░░░░░░░░ Yeah TRUMP And he ░░░░░░░░ great offensive defenseman right ░░░░░░░░ Yeah he s a ░░░░░░░░ better than me Laughter ░░░░░░░░ No I don t ░░░░░░░░ I m not sure ░░░░░░░░ an impressive goal in ░░░░░░░░ four which was a ░░░░░░░░ important one And Evgeny ░░░░░░░░ s Evgeny Where are ░░░░░░░░ LEONSIS Right here Evgeny ░░░░░░░░ TRUMP Where is he ░░░░░░░░ Here TRUMP Well you ░░░░░░░░ a young guy Look ░░░░░░░░ this guy Laughter And ░░░░░░░░ think everybody Kuznetsov laughter ░░░░░░░░ a league record with ░░░░░░░░ assists to the single ░░░░░░░░ game That s fantastic ░░░░░░░░ was really a team ░░░░░░░░ great team you put ░░░░░░░░ Ted LEONSIS Thank you ░░░░░░░░ TRUMP So you brought ░░░░░░░░ Stanley Cup home Thousands ░░░░░░░░ adoring fans greeted you ░░░░░░░░ were all over the ░░░░░░░░ And I have a ░░░░░░░░ you re going to ░░░░░░░░ doing it again You ░░░░░░░░ champions You have a ░░░░░░░░ s heart Your owner ░░░░░░░░ been so fantastic He ░░░░░░░░ kept this team together ░░░░░░░░ you pretty much have ░░░░░░░░ same team that you ░░░░░░░░ last year for the ░░░░░░░░ part LEONSIS Yep TRUMP ░░░░░░░░ I just want to ░░░░░░░░ you a lot of ░░░░░░░░ In Washington that s ░░░░░░░░ they want to talk ░░░░░░░░ They don t want ░░░░░░░░ talk about anything else ░░░░░░░░ can t get their ░░░░░░░░ on to anything else ░░░░░░░░ you got to win ░░░░░░░░ okay Because we have ░░░░░░░░ get back to work ░░░░░░░░ the normal work Laughter ░░░░░░░░ I think you re ░░░░░░░░ to do really fantastically ░░░░░░░░ I want to just ░░░░░░░░ it s an honor ░░░░░░░░ have the Caps with ░░░░░░░░ It s an honor ░░░░░░░░ have the Washington Capitals ░░░░░░░░ You re winners in ░░░░░░░░ highest sense It s ░░░░░░░░ tough to win It ░░░░░░░░ very tough to go ░░░░░░░░ all those teams And ░░░░░░░░ really tell you I ░░░░░░░░ you re going to ░░░░░░░░ an awfully good chance ░░░░░░░░ doing it again We ░░░░░░░░ t want to put ░░░░░░░░ much pressure A lot ░░░░░░░░ times you re better ░░░░░░░░ saying Eh it doesn ░░░░░░░░ matter It takes the ░░░░░░░░ off But you have ░░░░░░░░ you know you have ░░░░░░░░ pressure because you won ░░░░░░░░ this makes it easier ░░░░░░░░ t you say that ░░░░░░░░ true Gary Makes it ░░░░░░░░ little bit easier Laughter ░░░░░░░░ We just want excitement ░░░░░░░░ TRUMP So Ted maybe ░░░░░░░░ d ask you to ░░░░░░░░ a couple of words ░░░░░░░░ your fans out there ░░░░░░░░ you have a lot ░░░░░░░░ them LEONSIS Thank you ░░░░░░░░ s a great honor ░░░░░░░░ be here in the ░░░░░░░░ Office And the team ░░░░░░░░ very very respectful to ░░░░░░░░ process and what it ░░░░░░░░ to win And we ░░░░░░░░ to make the community ░░░░░░░░ Washington D C proud ░░░░░░░░ try to do it ░░░░░░░░ this year TRUMP That ░░░░░░░░ great LEONSIS And thank ░░░░░░░░ very much for all ░░░░░░░░ your hospitality here in ░░░░░░░░ White House It s ░░░░░░░░ true thrill for all ░░░░░░░░ the players and the ░░░░░░░░ and a great honor ░░░░░░░░ you sir TRUMP Well ░░░░░░░░ have great respect for ░░░░░░░░ you ve done on ░░░░░░░░ team So what about ░░░░░░░░ MVP Do you want ░░░░░░░░ say a couple of ░░░░░░░░ Laughter OVECHKIN Yeah sure ░░░░░░░░ TRUMP Alex Ovechkin OVECHKIN ░░░░░░░░ speech is going to ░░░░░░░░ much easier than it ░░░░░░░░ in the parade But ░░░░░░░░ you very much for ░░░░░░░░ us It s a ░░░░░░░░ honor for us to ░░░░░░░░ here and meet you ░░░░░░░░ And you know we ░░░░░░░░ going to try to ░░░░░░░░ it again We have ░░░░░░░░ same team experienced team ░░░░░░░░ re a good group ░░░░░░░░ guys And we re ░░░░░░░░ to try to do ░░░░░░░░ again Thank you TRUMP ░░░░░░░░ I think you re ░░░░░░░░ to be successful man ░░░░░░░░ Thank you TRUMP Very ░░░░░░░░ of you guys Well ░░░░░░░░ luck We re going ░░░░░░░░ be watching everyone get ░░░░░░░░ same number of goals ░░░░░░░░ Inaudible we do say ░░░░░░░░ Orr right CARLSON I ░░░░░░░░ try TRUMP You re ░░░░░░░░ to do I think ░░░░░░░░ re going to do ░░░░░░░░ say a few words ░░░░░░░░ ahead Inaudible Laughter They ░░░░░░░░ t they never let ░░░░░░░░ defensemen talk right Come ░░░░░░░░ CARLSON Thanks for having ░░░░░░░░ It s an honor ░░░░░░░░ be here I think ░░░░░░░░ of us looked very ░░░░░░░░ forward to it So ░░░░░░░░ s great A great ░░░░░░░░ TRUMP Thank you very ░░░░░░░░ Great job Thank you ░░░░░░░░ much CARLSON Yeah Thank ░░░░░░░░ very much LEONSIS Thank ░░░░░░░░ TRUMP So good luck ░░░░░░░░ Take care of yourself ░░░░░░░░ Special guy LEONSIS Thank ░░░░░░░░ sir Appreciate it Applause ░░░░░░░░ Thank you, everybody.”