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  • Trump takes swipe at past admins’ Afghanistan handling as he praises Panthers team owner

    Trump takes swipe at past admins’ Afghanistan handling as he praises Panthers team owner

    President Donald Trump took a shot at past administrations’ handling of Afghanistan as he welcomed the Florida Panthers to the White House to celebrate their Stanley Cup title.

    The Panthers were the first team to visit the White House in Trump’s second term as president.

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    President Donald Trump speaks as Vincent Viola, team owner of the 2024 NHL Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers hockey team, left, listens during a ceremony to honor the team in the East Room of the White House, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025, in Washington.  (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

    The president spoke highly of team owner Vincent Viola before he let him say a few words about his team that won the Stanley Cup in an epic seven-game series against the Edmonton Oilers. Trump called Viola a “real champion” who loves the military.

    “He’s a real champion in everything he’s ever done. Loves the military,” Trump said. “First thing he did, I see him, ‘You gotta do this with the Army. You gotta move them here. You gotta put…’ He’s giving me all the instructions. You love the military.

    “You know, we shoulda had you in Afghanistan instead of the characters we had. It would’ve turned out a little bit different.”

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    Trump and Aleksander Barkov

    President Donald Trump shakes hands with team captain Aleksander Barkov during a ceremony with the Florida Panthers NHL hockey team to celebrate their 2024 Stanley Cup win, in the East Room of the White House, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

    The U.S. invaded Afghanistan in 2001 following the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks in hopes of toppling the Taliban and finding Usama bin Laden.

    As the U.S. finalized its pull out from Afghanistan, suicide bombers launched an attack at Hamid Karzai International Airport’s Abbey Gate. Thirteen American servicemembers were killed along with 170 Afghan civilians.

    In Trump’s first administration, Viola was in the running for U.S. Army secretary before he withdrew from consideration. The billionaire businessman attended the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and eventually served with the 101st Airborne Division at Fort Campbell.

    Vincent Viola at Churchill Downs

    Always Dreaming owner Vinnie Viola holds the trophy after winning the 2017 Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs. (Jamie Rhodes-USA TODAY Sports)

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    Viola bought the team in 2013 and the team has made the playoff six times, including five straight from the 2019-20 season to the 2023-24 season. The team made the Stanley Cup Final in 2023 only to lose to the Vegas Golden Knights in five games.

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    Ryan Gaydos is a senior editor for Fox News Digital.

  • Ex-NBA star Austin Carr takes swipe at Trump while congratulating Cavs All-Stars

    Ex-NBA star Austin Carr takes swipe at Trump while congratulating Cavs All-Stars

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    Former Cleveland Cavaliers star Austin Carr took a swipe at President Donald Trump on Thursday as he congratulated some of the team’s players for making the All-Star Game.

    Carr, who serves as a TV analyst for the team, took his swipe in a post on X.

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    Former NBA player and current TV analyst Austin Carr, right, talks to Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell, #45, before a game against the Detroit Pistons at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland on Jan. 31, 2024. (David Richard-USA TODAY Sports)

    “Cavs have three all star, congrats, well deserved GO CAVS #ImpeachTrumpNOW” he wrote in the now deleted post.

    The 76-year-old known as “Mr. Cavalier” did not specify why he wanted to impeach the president, but later tried to explain what happened in a follow-up post.

    Trump addressed reporters from the White House briefing room earlier in the day after nearly 70 people were presumed dead when an American Airlines regional jet collided with a U.S. Army helicopter near Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C.

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    President Donald Trump and Melania Trump

    President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump wave as they board Air Force One on Friday, Jan. 24, 2025 at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, for a trip to North Carolina and California. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

    He set his sights on DEI standards at the Federal Aviation Administration and highlighted efforts by the Biden administration to lower aviation standards, though he acknowledged that the cause of Wednesday night’s crash has yet to be determined.

    “We must have only the highest standards for those who work in our aviation system,” Trump said. “Only the highest aptitude — you have to be the highest intellect — and psychologically superior people, were allowed to qualify for air traffic controllers.

    “We have to have our smartest people. It doesn’t matter what they look like, how they speak, who they are. What matters is intellect, talent. The word ‘talent.’ They have to be talented geniuses,” he continued. “We can’t have regular people doing that job. They won’t be able to do it.”

    President Donald Trump speaks with President Joe Biden at his inauguration

    President-elect Donald J. Trump, left, and President Joe Biden attend the inauguration of Trump as the 47th president of the United States inside the Capitol Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C., on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. (Kenny Holston/The New York Times/Pool via Getty Images)

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    Trump later attributed the crash to a “confluence of bad decisions that were made.”

    Fox News’ Anders Hagstrom contributed to this report.

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