Highest Power: Church + State Ep104: Trump's State of the Union Address & Belittling the Women's Olympic Hockey Team
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Feb 26, 2026 Discussion of Trump’s unusually long State of the Union and his portrayal of America as a winner. Coverage of the men’s hockey team being honored and the notable exclusion of the women’s gold-medal team. Analysis of locker-room jokes, misogyny, and how public honors become about a single personality. Notes on omitted topics like the Epstein files and fact-checked falsehoods in the speech.
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State Of The Union Length Became A Political Statement
- Trump's State of the Union was the longest modern televised address at 1 hour 48 minutes.
- Rick Pidcock contrasts that with Nixon's 28 minute address to highlight how unusually long and performative this speech was.
Women's Olympic Hockey Team Declined White House Visit
- Trump invited the men's Olympic hockey team to the State of the Union while the women's gold medal team was absent.
- The omission followed a leaked locker-room call where Trump joked about calling the women and the men laughed, prompting the women's team to decline a White House visit.
Kelly Panik Says Attention Should Be On The Team
- Two-time gold medalist Kelly Panik described the men's earlier support and said Trump's comment wasn't surprising.
- Panik emphasized the team's focus on their dominant hockey and desire to keep attention on their accomplishment.