WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump hosted members of the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team at the White House on Dec. 12 for a bill signing ceremony in honor of their victory over the Soviet Union 45 years ago.
“This is very exciting,” Trump said during the event. “This was one of the greatest moments in the history of U.S. sports.”
The president signed H.R. 452, known as the Miracle on Ice Bill, authorizing the production of three commemorative medals celebrating the team’s gold medal championship in Lake Placid, New York.
“This will serve as a fitting commemoration of that incredible achievement and will hopefully be a lasting memorial of that achievement going forward,” Will Scharf, assistant to the president and White House staff secretary, said during the ceremony….
Trump Honors US ‘Miracle on Ice’ Hockey Team in White House Celebration
