US President Donald Trump on Thursday took a slap shot in Canada, again suggested an American acquisition of Northern neighbor as “Fifty First State” and urged the US hockey team that he was closely seen in the Grj match. Following Trump’s tariff on Canadian imports, the tension in the run-up in the final of a tournament in the American city of Boston has increased-and for a long time, his repeated oral attacks on his sovereignty of a close associate.
Disputes between players and boo by the Canadian fans of the US national anthem marked the last meeting of teams in Montreal on Saturday in the face-off tournament of four nations, which features top players of NHL of Canada, Finland, Sweden and United. . States.
The White House said that the US President called the team USA after the morning practice, the White House said, and it would be watching the game on television when the Pak falls at 8:00 pm (0100 GMT Friday).
Trump posted on social media that his message to the team was to move towards victory tonight against Canada, which with less taxes and very strong security, someday, perhaps, soon, our nutritious, and very important , Will become fifty first state.
Trump said that a previous commitment – addressing a gathering of US governors in Washington – “unhappy” would prevent him from participating in the game.
Trump said on his own platform, Truth Social, “But we will all be watching, and if Governor Trudeau wants to join us, he will be welcomed the most,” Trump said on his platform, truth social.
The US President has repeatedly given disorganized references as an American governor in the context of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Trudeau was in the Montreal game.
White House press secretary Karolin Lewit echoed Jib, saying, “We are ready to the United States which is soon for us to be the 51st state.”
Despite Snark, Trump offered a game comment: “Happy everyone, and tonight is a great game. So exciting!”
After finishing Finland and Sweden, both teams moved forward in the finals.
In the first US-Canada Clash, in the first nine seconds, there were three quarrels between the players, a emotionally charged that many people were associated with ugly politics.
Canadians have a long history of taking their national team hockey seriously. But with Trump repeatedly insulting his country, the temperature before the Thursday final is definitely icy.
The Toronto Star newspaper said on Thursday that the Canadian National Pride would be “Surge”, should their team be strong in rematch.
Paper cited a Rogers survey, stating that more than three-fourths of citizens believe that hockey is the main for Canada’s national identity, and a similar amount says that Canada’s national pride game Is deeply connected with.
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