President-elect Trump expressed his support for NHL legend Wayne Gretzky as a potential candidate for Canadian prime minister in a social media post on Wednesday.
Trump wrote in Truth Social that Canadians should follow him.
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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 Great One, as he is known in ice hockey circles.’ I said, ‘Wayne, why don’t you run for Prime Minister of Canada, soon to be known as Governor of Canada? win easily, you wouldn’t even have to campaign,'” Trump wrote.
“I had no interest, but I think the people of Canada should start a WAYNE GRETZKY DRAFT Movement. That would be so much fun to watch!”
Trump’s post came as Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau faces pressure to resign. Earlier this month, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland resigned from Trudeau’s cabinet. At the same time, opposition leader Jagmeet Singh called for Trudeau to resign.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks at a fireside chat with the Halifax Chamber of Commerce in Halifax, Nova Scotia, on December 9. (Riley Smith/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Trump also weighed in after Freeland resigned.
“The Great State of Canada is stunned as the Minister of Finance resigns or was fired from her position by Governor Justin Trudeau,” Trump posted on his Truth Social, trolling Trudeau, after previously suggesting that Canada should become the number one state 51 of the United States.
“Her behavior was totally toxic and not at all conducive to making deals that are good for the very disgruntled citizens of Canada. She will not be missed!!!”
President Trump, left, and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau talk before a NATO roundtable at The Grove hotel and resort in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, Dec. 4, 2019. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
Gretzky was seen last month at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Florida, after Trump’s presidential election victory wearing a “Make America Great Again” hat.
