"The View" co-host Whoopi Goldberg sounded off on Wednesday that it was "insanely rude" for President Donald Trump to specifically host the U.S. men’s Olympic hockey team at his State of the Union speech when other athletes won gold medals as well.

One of the most attention-grabbing moments of Trump’s State of the Union speech was when he hailed the American men’s hockey team, commending their 2-1 win over Canada in the finals of the Winter Olympics.

Trump introduced the team during the address to resounding applause from those in attendance, saying, "Here with us tonight is a group of winners who just made the entire nation proud: the men’s gold medal Olympic hockey team," Trump said. 

The co-hosts of "The View," however, did not appear amused. 

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"I watched the whole thing, and I was physically ill from it and more nauseous than usual watching him," Joy Behar said of his overall State of the Union address, specifically citing how Trump spoke about immigration.

As co-hosts agreed and shared their own critiques of the address, Behar added, "What’s worse than him are the sycophants and the acolytes who are praising him and going along with him. I’m dismissing him because he’s not well. The man is not well. His narcissistic disorder is off the charts."

Goldberg replied, "You know what, he’s also insanely rude, because a lot of people won gold for the U.S., a lot of people won gold. I’m sorry. You know. The women’s hockey team and the women — and the young skater who comes from [an] immigrant family — I mean there are a lot —"

"He’s clearly a fan of ‘Heated Rivalry,’ Whoopi, that’s why he loves the hockey players! I can agree with Donald Trump on this," co-host Sara Haines joked, referring to the HBO Max series "Heated Rivalry" about a romance between rival male hockey players.

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Contrary to Goldberg's statement, Trump had actually invited the women’s hockey team, who also beat their Canadian counterpart and won gold, to the State of the Union address. However, they had declined Trump’s invite, citing "academic and professional commitments following the Games."

This decline of Trump’s invite happened one day after he had congratulated the men’s hockey team, joking that he might be impeached if he did not invite the women’s team to the State of the Union as well. 

American rapper and TV personality Flavor Flav responded to the controversy by instead inviting the women’s hockey team to party with him in Las Vegas.

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"Sunny Hostin, Whoopi Goldberg, and ‘Joyless’ Behar are extremely unlikeable, talentless hacks with a poorly rated TV show who clearly suffer from a severe case of Trump Derangement Syndrome," White House Spokesman Davis Ingle said in a statement when reached for comment by Fox News Digital. "President Trump delivered an incredible State of the Union Address where he outlined his successes in delivering on the mandate that nearly 80 million Americans voted for – to Make America Great Again."

Team USA men’s hockey gold medalists have upset liberal pundits and news organizations despite captivating the nation with their Olympic accomplishment.

Some liberals have objected to FBI Director Kash Patel partying with the men’s hockey team after they defeated Canada to take home the gold medal. The majority of the criticism aimed at Team USA came after players spoke with President Donald Trump over the phone in the locker room. Trump made a joke about needing to include the gold-medal winning women’s team when the men visit the White House, or else he would get "impeached," but many critics have suggested the comment was inappropriate. 

The president also invited the team to his State of the Union address and several players expressed excitement about the opportunity. However, independent journalist Don Lemon appeared appalled and said he "doesn’t understand why anyone would want to be in the vicinity" of Trump. 

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"He is not a patriot; he doesn’t care about this country. He doesn’t care about the people of this country," Lemon said of Trump after suggesting the men’s hockey team shouldn’t have taken the call. 

"Maybe one day a real president like Barack Obama will come to our games," Lemon added. 

Former MSNBC anchor Keith Olbermann, who famously left his job at ESPN so he could attack Trump on YouTube, has been spending his time suggesting "excuses" that Team USA could make in order to skip the State of the Union. 

In one post, Olbermann told the "morons" to "take the convenient excuse" and blame the NHL season resuming on Wednesday in order to skip the historic event. In another post he declared that "excuses do not have to be illegitimate" and suggested the players blame snow. 

"Anybody smart (or respectful of women athletes) on the U.S. Men's Olympic hockey team or connected to it, will refuse Trump's invitation to The State of the Union. Any who show up are declaring their indelible stupidity and misogyny. The End," Olbermann wrote.

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Olbermann also urged "smart NHL teams" to "come up with urgent reasons their decent guys" can’t attend the State of the Union.

"The men are still too stupid, self-absorbed and misogynistic to realize that going will stick to them permanently," Olbermann wrote in one social media post. 

Liberal influencer JoJoFromJerz, who has one million followers on X, claimed, "Trump doesn’t want the U.S. men’s hockey team at the State of the Union to celebrate them. He wants them there so it looks like they’re celebrating him."

The Nation published an article headlined, "The Ugly Underbelly of the US Men’s Hockey Victory," which declared: "The real Olympic heroes were the athletes who stood up for each other — and against Trump."

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The Atlantic’s Sally Jenkins has been on a full-blown crusade against men’s hockey, posting an onslaught of messages that insist many women’s sports are more popular than the NHL. 

"NHL games command less than half a million American eyes per game. There are MANY more women's sports that are more popular, including softball," she wrote in one of the posts. 

The Daily Beast declared that Trump "ridiculed" the women’s team, prompting former ESPN host Jemele Hill to say "go where you’re appreciated and not just tolerated." 

This comes after the far-left HuffPost was roasted on Sunday for publishing an article that declared, "If waving the American flag or chanting ‘USA!’ turns you off right now, you're not alone." The article was met with widespread backlash when HuffPost shared it on social media, as everyone from FCC Chairman Brendan Carr and Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, to a plethora of conservative media members mocked the outlet. 

"Stand for the national anthem. Fly the American flag. Chant U-S-A. Always proud to be an American," Jordan wrote. 

The team is expected to attend the State of the Union. 

Fox News Digital’s Ryan Gaydos contributed to this report. 

A North Carolina woman who was reported missing more than two decades ago was found alive, bringing a 24-year investigation to a close, authorities said.

The Rockingham County Sheriff’s Office said Michelle Hundely Smith, who disappeared in December 2001, was located on Feb. 20 in North Carolina after detectives received new information about her case.

Smith was 38 years old when her husband reported that she had left their Eden home on Dec. 9, 2001, to go Christmas shopping in Martinsville, Virginia, and never returned. Her vehicle was also never located. 

An extensive investigation followed, involving multiple agencies across North Carolina and Virginia, including the State Bureau of Investigation, the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

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Despite years of investigative work, her whereabouts remained unknown until last week, when Sgt. A. Disher and Detective C. Worley made contact with Smith at an "undisclosed location within North Carolina alive and well," after receiving a tip. 

At her request, officials said her current location will not be disclosed. Her family has been notified that she has been located and informed of her wishes. 

The motive for her disappearance remains unknown. 

"The Rockingham County Sheriff’s Office extends its sincere gratitude to the many agencies and investigators who dedicated substantial time, resources, and unwavering determination to this case over the years," the agency wrote on Facebook.

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"Their persistence and commitment ultimately led to the locating of Michelle Hundely Smith and is a testament to the dedication of the Rockingham County Sheriff’s Office and the Criminal Investigations Division, and the many other Law Enforcement agencies that have assisted throughout the years."

For years, Smith’s cousin Barbara Byrd searched for answers about her whereabouts, with her family even turning to true crime podcasts and television shows to keep her name in the news. 

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"I kind of want to go outside and scream, ‘she’s alive, she’s alive,’" Byrd told WFMY. 

"For years, we didn’t know if we were grieving or waiting," she added.

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However, the reality that Smith has been alive and well for 24 years has reportedly left Byrd with conflicting feelings about how to proceed.

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"My biggest question is to her… what happened all those years ago in December? What made you leave? What happened?" Byrd said.

While Byrd is relieved that her cousin was found, the reality that Smith does not want her location shared is adding a new layer of confusion within the family, though she insists she is choosing to be grateful.

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"I understand and respect that she doesn’t want any of us to contact her," Byrd told WFMY. "I’m not angry."

"The biggest answer I had today was [that] she was alive. Nothing else matters right at this moment," she said.

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Smith’s daughter Amanda told the outlet she had only been recently informed of the development regarding her mother’s whereabouts and is still processing the news.

"As far as my opinions and feelings on my mom, I am ecstatic, I am p—-ed, I am heartbroken, I am all over the map! Will I have a relationship once more with my mom?" Smith’s daughter said in the statement posted to a Facebook account used to help find her missing mother.

"Honestly, I can’t answer that because I don’t even know. My initial reaction would be yes, absolutely, but then I think of all the hurt," she added. "But even then, my mom is only human, just as we all are."

CNN host Dana Bash confronted Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-Calif., on Sunday about California's affordability crisis, citing a couple who fled to Nashville to escape the state’s high costs.

"California has the highest cost of living in the nation," Bash told Newsom. "The state's prices are 11% higher than the national average. We were actually out to dinner here in Nashville last night. We met a couple from California. They moved out of California because they couldn't afford the rent or even to buy a home and also start a family."

Bash spoke to Newsom in a wide-ranging interview for "State of the Union," during which the governor faced questions about his book, "Young Man in a Hurry."

"Yes, we have had hundreds of thousands of people move into California. The last two, three years, we have seen population growth. As you know, we moved from six to the fourth-largest economy in the world. And we dominate now in every key industry, from AI, quantum, robotics. We dominate in ag [agriculture]. We dominate in forestry. We dominate in manufacturing," Newsom countered.

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Bash said people were struggling to afford things in the state, and Newsom argued that they pushed for "$11 insulin" and universal healthcare.

He said California had the highest minimum wage for healthcare workers and fast-food workers, and argued the state just "subsidized over 300,000 childcare slots."

"So we're looking at it from both sides. That's why we have a parents' agenda that expanded paid sick leave and extended to eight weeks of paid family leave, all to support families, to address cost of living and to address the affordability crisis that goes back literally 70 years in California, for one reason," he said.

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However, the governor acknowledged housing difficulties in California.

"We're as dumb as we want to be on housing, and we haven't been able to get out of our way. It explains more things in more ways and more ways of what's wrong with our state. And, finally, we moved forward with historic housing reforms that even our worst critics, including some on the left, like my friend Ezra Klein, acknowledged were the most progressive and perhaps most impactful reforms in a generation to finally address that issue," he said.

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Questions about California's policies will be a major focal point if Newsom decides to run for president in 2028. 

A University of New Hampshire Survey Center poll released on Thursday found that former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg topped the list of potential 2028 Democratic presidential contenders.

Newsom and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York were tied for second at 15%, with former Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democrats' 2024 nominee, and Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona each at 10%.

Teddy Bridgewater has become something of a martyr in Florida.

While coaching at Miami Northwestern High School, the former NFL quarterback admitted to providing players with financial benefits, including Uber rides, meal costs and physical therapy for the team.

His actions led to his suspension last summer, but they are closer to being legal after a bill was signed in the state.

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Florida lawmakers on Thursday passed Senate Bill 178, the "Teddy Bridgewater Bill," which requires "the Florida High School Athletic Association to adopt bylaws authorizing a head coach to support the welfare of a student by using personal funds to provide certain effects to the student."

The bill says the coach must report the use of funds to the association, "providing that such use of personal funds is presumed not to be an impermissible benefit, etc."

The bill will now go to Florida's House of Representatives.

Speaking to the media last August after signing a one-year deal with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Bridgewater explained his thought process behind the events that led to his suspension.

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"Honestly, I think everyone knows that I'm just a cheerful guy, a cheerful giver as well. I'm a protector. I'm a father first before anything," he began. "When I decided to coach, those players became my sons and I wanted to make sure that I just protect them in the best way that I can. I think that's what came about." 

He reached out on social media asking for donations "so I no longer have to take from my personal funds to keep smiles on these young men's faces and remind them that they matter."

"Miami Northwestern is in a tough neighborhood, and sometimes things can happen when kids are walking home and different things like that," Bridgewater said at the time. "So, I just tried to protect them, give them a ride home instead of them having to take those dangerous walks. I just want people to continue to see me for the person that I've been from the time I arrived in the NFL, from the time that I arrived at the University of Louisville – just a humble guy who has a big heart and a cheerful giver."

Bridgewater was a one-time Pro Bowler in 10 years in the NFL and coached the school to a state title.

Fox News' Ryan Gaydos contributed to this report.

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A father was diagnosed with prostate cancer after chalking his nightly bathroom trips up to drinking too much fluid before bed, as reported by SWNS.

"I would wake up in the middle of the night and go to the loo a couple of times, but I never thought too much of it," Ed Matthews, who lives in London, told the news outlet.

Matthews wrote off the early warning signs — until he received a shocking diagnosis in April 2025.

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The avid golfer and skier said he felt "fit and healthy" when he went in for a routine health check provided by his employer last April.

There, he underwent a prostate-specific antigen test, which showed a reading of 4.2. (Traditionally, a PSA level under 4.0 ng/mL is considered "normal.")

While the number was slightly higher than normal, doctors considered it "nothing too alarming." They did, however, refer Matthews to a urologist as a precaution.

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When an MRI scan produced inconclusive results, Matthews underwent a biopsy. Less than three weeks after he went for the original check-up, he was diagnosed with prostate cancer.

"From being a fit human being all your life, your world’s turned upside down," he told SWNS, adding that it felt as though he’d been thrown into a "world of pain."

"It was an emotional shock … No one ever wants to be told they’ve got cancer."

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Matthews underwent robotic surgery to remove his prostate last July, and tests since then haven’t shown any traces of cancer.

"I never had any issues with blood, but it was about a year or 18 months of going to the toilet more frequently," he said.

Matthews said he "didn’t really know" what the prostate was before receiving his diagnosis.

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The prostate is a small, firm, partly muscular gland that helps make up the male reproductive system, according to Cleveland Clinic's website.

For every 100 American males, 13 will develop prostate cancer at some point in their lives, the above source stated. Approximately 35,770 people in the U.S. die from the disease each year.

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Matthews is now planning to run the London Marathon for Prostate Cancer UK to raise awareness.

"I was very open and honest and told people what happened, and I think that’s caused a lot of people, friends, connections to go off and get tested," he told SWNS.

Early-stage prostate cancer rarely causes symptoms. However, as the disease progresses, changes include a frequent, sometimes urgent, need to urinate, especially at night. Other signs include weak urine flow, flow that starts and stops, and blood when using the restroom, per Cleveland Clinic.

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Experts advise people experiencing any of these symptoms to contact their healthcare provider.

The Georgia man who was arrested while carrying a loaded gun and running onto the U.S. Capitol grounds told authorities he wanted to talk to a member of Congress, according to court records. 

Carter Camacho, 18, appeared in federal court Wednesday and was ordered held without bond. 

Camacho of Smyrna, Georgia, parked a Mercedes SUV near the Capitol, exited and ran toward the building carrying a loaded shotgun and additional rounds of ammunition, authorities said. 

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He was wearing body armor and camouflage-style clothing, documents state. 

As he climbed up the stairs to the building, a uniformed U.S. Capitol Police officer asked Camacho what he was carrying. Camacho raised his right arm and clutched a gun, a Mossberg Model 88 12-guage shotgun, federal prosecutors said. 

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He complied with orders to halt and get on the ground. 

"He also told USCP officers he was just there to talk to a Member of Congress," court records state. 

Court documents did not say if Camacho mentioned a specific lawmaker.

The shotgun was loaded with seven rounds and the safety was off, authorities said. An additional 17 rounds of ammunition were stored in a carrier attached to the stock of the weapon, authorities said.

Near Camacho's vehicle, officers found a knife. The area outside the Capitol was later cleared and reopened.

Camacho was charged with unlawful possession of a gun on Capitol grounds. His next court date is March 2.