Justin Trudeau’s fiery message to Trump after Canada’s hockey victory over USA

On Thursday, Canada and the United States took their political beef onto the ice rink as the two hockey teams competed in the 4 Nations Face-Off final. The rivalry became more heated than usual due to U.S. president Donald Trump suggesting that Canada would be “better off as the 51st state” and proposing a 25% tariff on all Canadian goods.

In an intense game that was sent into overtime, Canada beat the U.S. 3-2. Canadian Prime Minister took the opportunity to send a message.

Trudeau sends blatant message to Trump after Canada’s hockey victory

During the tournament, things got heated between the U.S. and Canada. Fights broke out on the ice that were intense, even for hockey’s standards, where fights are common.

The first game was played in Montreal and the Canadian fans booed the American national anthem, a practice that’s become common at Canadian sporting events in the last month. The fans, as well as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, sang their own anthem loudly and proudly.

After winning the championship, Trudeau sent a clear message to Donald Trump with a post on X: “You can’t take our country — and you can’t take our game."

Ice hockey is an integral part of the country’s identity, and historically, Canada has indeed held the advantage over the U.S. Since the 1976 Canada Cup, the two countries have met 20 times in best-on-best tournaments. Canada has won 14.

Team USA’s manager Bill Guerin invited Trump to attend the final in Boston, but he was unable to make it. He did call the team ahead of the game to wish them good luck. He also took the moment to repeat that he’d like to make Canada a part of the states, saying it “will someday, maybe soon, become our cherished and very important, Fifty First State”.

Canada’s public safety minister David McGuinty took Trump’s words as a sign that he was “worried about the outcome” of the game. Indeed he well should’ve been, as Canada was able to come out on top of a game that was more personal than ever as their nation is threatened by their neighboring country.

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