US President Donald Trump suggests that his friend Wayne Gretzki is not keen to become Canada, the 51st American, but he says that the two will remain great friends even though the matter is not seen to watch the matter.
In a publication on the social truth, Trump’s social media platform, the president said he was concerned about Canadians Run “great” on their friendship -The reverse reaction around which Gretzky is around to Canada in the Hockey Finals, facing 4 Nations.
“Wayne is my friend, and he wants to make me happy, and therefore it is a somewhat” key “around Canada for a separate country, instead of becoming the country of 51 dear and beautiful, and pays much less taxes, free and strong army, no tariffs, and a prosperous economy,” Trump’s publication.
Trump wrote that he would back down from his suggestions that Gretzki will become the “ruler” of Canada – an idea he has been exposed to several times in recent months, before Justin Trudeau and then his plan to resign as prime minister.
File – Donald Trump is walking with former NHL star Wayne Gretzki before leaving Barclays in Plinfield Contrape Club, Edison, New Jersey
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“Wayne and Janet, his wonderful wife, I love Canada, and they should only support Canada, and anything else makes the Canadian people, and the ruler Justin Trudeau is happy. He is the greatest Canadian of them all, and therefore I make it” free agent “, because I do not want anyone to say anything in Canada anything bad about him.”
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Gretzki controversy last week when he won the honorary team of the Canada team in the final of the 4 countries between Canada and the United States
The former Edmonton Oil rose, and it can be said that he was the greatest hockey player in all ages, on the ice of the game at TD Garden next to the US seat, while he was going in the past, he was giving a thumb to American players. On the other hand, viewers at home noted that he did not do much to recognize the Canadian team in front of the cameras.
Fans also noted that, unlike his honorary counterpart in the United States, Mike Erwisone, who scored the famous goal -winning goal against the Soviets in the 1980 Olympics and wore an American shirt to Thursday night celebrations, Grezki failed to wear the Canada shirt before the match, while holding a blue suit, linking and linking it instead.
(LR) Auston Matthews No. 34 of the United States team, Honorary Copts Mike Eruzion of the United States of America and Winan Gretzki of the Canada team and Sidni Crossby No. 87 of the Canada team presenting a photo at the center at the pre -gaming ceremony before the match of 4 countries between Canada and the United States of America in TD Garden on 20, 2025 in Buston.
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He was criticized in Canada for Trump’s support, including attending the election night and inauguration ceremony. Gretzki, 64, has not recently discussed the inclusion of Trump or Canada’s sovereignty.
Former NHL player Wayne Gretzki and his wife Janet Jones are looking for a routine dome before Donald Trump’s presidential opening in Rotonda, Capitol, Washington, January 20, 2025.
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Trump was taking a jury in Canadian legislators about making the country “the fifty -first country” and revealed the 78 -year -old that he had asked Gritzky to become “the governor of Canada” after visiting Christmas Day late last year.
“Win Gretzki, the” Great “, left as it is known in the ice hockey circles,” Trump published the social truth on December 25.
“I said, Wayne, why don’t you nominate the Prime Minister of Canada, soon known as the Governor of Canada – you will easily win, and you will not even have to the campaign.” He had no interest. “
Trump repeated the comments two weeks later, and he told the journalists in Mar Lago that he had had a plan for Trudeau.
“I was with Wayne Gretzki. I said, Wayne, do you want to be the ruler of Canada?” Trump said at the time: “I cannot imagine anyone better than where.”
In Edmonton, where Gretzki became a legend, some fans became Seam to change the name Wayne Gretzki engine. The street was renamed in 1999 to honor the four Stanley cups with Oils.
As of Thursday, the petition collected more than 10,000 signatures.
– With files from the Canadian press
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