This week, Justin Trudeau made news for taking some direct jabs at Donald Trump.
Following his team’s thrilling victory against the United States at a 4 Nations Faceoff Championship hockey game in Boston on Thursday night, February 19, the Canadian prime minister made an appearance and gave a devastating five-word political message.
The 53-year-old sent a comment on social media after the 3-2 triumph, teasing his presidential neighbor while also applauding the accomplishment.
Trudeau posted on X (previously Twitter) the statement, “You can’t take our country,” which has now garnered over 206,000 “likes” and 36,000 “retweets.” “And you can’t take our game,” he added.
For those who are perplexed by the departing leader’s impassioned remarks, they follow a string of purported remarks by 78-year-old Republican Trump regarding making Canada the “51st state” in the union.
Bill Guerin, the manager of Team USA, told The Athletic after the game that Trump had threatened the American hockey players during a call with them prior to the game about his plans for Canada.
During the discussion, the controversial president is also accused of calling his Canadian counterpart “Governor Trudeau.”
Trump’s social media platform Truth Social posted a clip of his video conversation with Team USA, in which the father of five can be heard complimenting them: “You guys are really talented,” even though it appears that these parts were taken from the video.
“As a hockey fan, I hold players in high regard. I adore hockey. You have incredible talent and skill.
“Just go out and enjoy yourself tonight,” he continued. All I want to say is, good luck.”
But as we say, Trudeau apparently took notice of Trump’s comments on Canada and posted his scathing five-word rebuttal online.
The Canadian prime minister is reportedly less certain about Trump’s objectives behind the scenes, despite his strong position on the issue.
The father of three was caught unintentionally using the speakers to express his worries during a closed-door meeting with labor and business groups earlier this month, calling Trump’s plans to acquire territory “a real thing,” according to the New York Post.
“I think that not only does the Trump administration know how many critical minerals we have, but that may even be why they keep talking about absorbing us and making us the 51st state,” attendees later told The Daily Beast, referring to Trudeau’s unintentional announcement.
They have a great desire to be able to take advantage of our resources and are well aware of what we have.
However, Mr. Trump is aware that absorbing our nation is one of the simplest ways to accomplish that. Additionally, it is a reality.