President-elect Trump declared his support for NHL legend Wayne Gretzky as a potential candidate for Canadian prime minister in a social media post on Wednesday.
Trump wrote this on Truth Social Canadians should consequences.
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Wayne Gretzky gestures during the third round of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am at Pebble Beach Golf Links in Pebble Beach, California, on February 8, 2020. (Michael Madrid-USA TODAY Sports)
“I just left Wayne Gretzky, the ‘Big One’ as he is known in hockey circles. I said, ‘Wayne, why don’t you run for Prime Minister of Canada, soon to be known as Governor of Canada – that’s what you would do.’ “If you won easily, you wouldn’t even have to campaign,” Trump wrote.
“He wasn’t interested, but I think the people of Canada should start a DRAFT WAYNE GRETZKY movement. It would be so much fun to watch!”
Trump’s post came as Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was under pressure to resign. Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland resigned from Trudeau’s cabinet earlier this month. At the same time, opposition leader Jagmeet Singh called on Trudeau to resign.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks at a fireside chat with the Halifax Chamber of Commerce in Halifax, Nova Scotia, on Dec. 9. (Riley Smith/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Trump also weighed after Freeland resigned.
“The great nation of Canada is stunned as the finance minister resigns or is removed from office by Governor Justin Trudeau,” Trump posted on his Truth Social, trolling Trudeau after he previously suggested Canada should become the 51st nation of the United States.
“Their behavior was completely toxic and not at all conducive to conducting business that would benefit the very unfortunate citizens of Canada. We won’t miss her!!!”
President Trump (left) and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau chat before a NATO roundtable meeting at The Grove Hotel and Resort in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, December 4, 2019. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
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Gretzky was seen at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Florida, last month after Trump’s presidential election win wearing one Make America Great Again cap.
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