Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took a shot on the US on Thursday evening after his nation’s hockey group defeated the Individuals within the extremely anticipated 4 Nations championship sport.
“You can’t take our country — and you can’t take our game,” the outgoing prime minister declared in a terse assertion posted to X after Group Canada beat their North American neighbors 3-2 in additional time.
Trudeau’s message was a not-so-veiled response to President Trump’s repeated threats to show Canada into the 51st state.
Regardless of Trudeau’s public assertion in retaining Canada a sovereign state, he appears to be much less assured behind closed doorways.
Whereas talking to enterprise and labor leaders earlier this month, the prime minister was caught on a sizzling mic acknowledging that Trump’s name to annex Canada was “a real thing.”
“I suggest that not only does the Trump administration know how many critical minerals we have, but that may be even why they keep talking about absorbing us and making us the 51st state,” Trudeau advised these in attendance, in accordance with The Each day Beast.
“They’re very aware of our resources, of what we have, and they very much want to be able to benefit from those. But Mr. Trump has it in mind that one of the easiest ways of doing that is absorbing our country. And it is a real thing,” he mentioned.
Trump, who has referred to the Canadian chief as “Governor Trudeau,” known as Group USA Thursday morning to fireside them up earlier than the championship sport.
“You guys are really talented. I have great respect for hockey players, I’m a hockey fan. I love hockey. The talent, the skill that you have is crazy,” the president advised the group, in accordance with a clip of the decision he posted to Fact Social.
“Just go out and have a good time tonight. I just want to wish you a lot of luck.”
Group USA GM Invoice Guerin advised The Athletic that Trump briefly talked about turning Canada into the 51st state throughout the name with the American group.
