VIDEO SHOWS: U.S. PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP WELCOMING REIGNING STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONS THE FLORIDA PANTHERS TO THE WHITE HOUSE RESENDING WITH COMPLETE SCRIPT SHOWS: WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES (JANUARY 15, 2026) (U.S. NETWORK POOL – No use USA) 1. U.S. PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP, OWNER OF THE FLORIDA PANTHERS NHL TEAM VINCENT "VINNIE" VIOLA AND PANTHERS WINGER AND ALTERNATE CAPTAIN MATTHEW TKACHUK BEING INTRODUCED AND WALKING OUT ONTO STAGE WITH PANTHERS’ MANAGEMENT AND PLAYERS ALREADY UP ON STAGE 2. STANLEY CUP TROPHY WITH TRUMP DURING HIS SPEECH 3. (SOUNDBITE) (English) U.S. PRESIDENT, DONALD TRUMP, SAYING: “The Panthers scored 94 goals in the playoffs, more than any team in a generation. You won a record 10 times on the road. It was, nobody's ever done that one before. You led the finals for over 255 minutes, the most of any team in NHL history, and you denied Canada the Stanley Cup for the 32nd straight year by… I don't know. What do you think about that? What do you think about that, Matthew (Tkachuk)? We have a little competition with Canada. No, they're great people, though. They're great people. We're doing much better than Canada, but that's okay, right? We want them to do well, and they're going to do well.” 4. (SOUNDBITE) (English) U.S. PRESIDENT, DONALD TRUMP, SAYING: “You hate standing here with all this power behind you, but I got power too. It's called the United States military. I don't care.” 5. (SOUNDBITE) (English) U.S. PRESIDENT, DONALD TRUMP, SAYING: “We have the big Olympics coming up very soon, and we have the World Cup coming, and we have the 250th year coming. So, you know, when I got rigged, when you had a rigged election, I was really angry about it. Then I realized if I win the next time, I pick up the Olympics, the World Cup, and the 250, and I said, you know what, Pam (Bondi, U.S. Attorney General)? I said, this is a good thing. It's better than it would have been, actually. So it's pretty good.” 6. TRUMP DURING HIS SPEECH, FACING THE PANTHERS’MANAGEMENT AND PLAYERS 7. (SOUNDBITE) (English) U.S. PRESIDENT, DONALD TRUMP, SAYING: “I heard they have a little surprise. Ooh, that looks nice. I hope it's the stick and not just the shirt. That stick looks beautiful. That looks beautiful. Maybe I get both. Who the hell knows? I'm president. I'll just take them. But then we do have that little surprise, and I want to thank you all very much for being here. Very special. Vinnie, please, go ahead.” 8. (SOUNDBITE) (English) OWNER OF THE FLORIDA PANTHERS, VINCENT "VINNIE" VIOLA, SAYING: “I'm going to make it pretty clear that we are honored to be here, and we're honored to be here with you as the president.” 9. TKACHUK DURING HIS SPEECH WITH TRUMP WATCHING ON 10. TKACHUK CALLING ON PANTHERS CAPTAIN ALEKSANDER BARKOV AND DEFENSEMAN SETH JONES TO HELP HIM PRESENT TRUMP WITH A #47 ‘TRUMP’ PANTHERS JERSEY, CHAMPION RINGS AND A GOLD-COLORED ICE HOCKEY STICK, WITH THE FOUR OF THEM AND VIOLA THEM POSING FOR PHOTOS BEFORE LEAVING TO END THE CEREMONY 11. STANLEY CUP TROPHY NEXT TO #47 ‘TRUMP’ PANTHERS JERSEY WITH GOLD-COLORED ICE HOCKEY STICK LAID DOWN IN FRONT 12. #47 ‘TRUMP’ PANTHERS JERSEY 13. VARIOUS OF STANLEY CUP TROPHY STORY: U.S. President Donald Trump hosted the Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers for a White House ceremony on Thursday (January 15). The Panthers successfully defended their championship by beating the Edmonton Oilers 5-1 in game six for a 4-2 series win on June 17, 2025. A year earlier, the Panthers had secured their first-ever Stanley Cup after seeing off the same opponents 4-3 in a nail-biting series. (Production: Stefan Haskins)
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