Justin Trudeau taunts Donald Trump after Canada's hockey triumph
Justin Trudeau posted "you can't take our country" after hockey victory.
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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau taunted Donald Trump after Canada defeated the United States 3-2 in overtime to win the 4 Nations ice hockey competition. On X, formerly Twitter, Trudeau wrote: "You can't take our country – and you can't take our game." The post went viral receiving more than 31,000 retweets and 4.8 million views.
Before the match Trump goaded the Canadians on his Truth Social website, sending a message to the U.S. team "to spur them on towards victory tonight against Canada" which "will someday, maybe soon, become our cherished, and very important, Fifty First State."
Trump also once again referred to the Canadian prime minister as "Governor Trudeau." Similar comments were made by White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt who said: "We look forward to the United States beating our soon to be 51st state."
U.S. President Donald Trump speaking in the East Room of the White House on February 20, 2025 in Washington, DC (left) and Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau at a press conference in the... U.S. President Donald Trump speaking in the East Room of the White House on February 20, 2025 in Washington, DC (left) and Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau at a press conference in the Old Port of Montreal in Montreal, Canada, on Feb. 19, 2025 (right). Win McNamee/Andrej Ivanov/AFP/GETTY