Trudeau had earlier traded words with Trump shortly after he won the November US presidential election
By Kehinde Okeowo
Canadian Prime Minster, Justin Trudeau has taken his pound of flesh from the United States President, Donald Trump after his country’s national hockey team defeated the US on Thursday.
TheNiche had earlier reported that Trump openly expressed his desire to annex Canada as the US “51st state”.
The 47th US president on another occasion threatened huge tariffs on Canadian imports, and called the US team to offer his support ahead of the contest.
Despite this, North African team, Canada beat fierce rivals, United States 3-2 in overtime to win a riveting 4 Nations Face-Off final in Boston, closing out an ice hockey tournament high on political tension.
Connor McDavid scored the winner after much-maligned Canadian goalie Jordan Binnington had delivered some clutch saves.
Reacting to his country’s victory, via his verified X page, Trudeau tweeted, “You can’t take our country – and you can’t take our game.”
Meanwhile, Reuters reported that despite the public address announcer requesting respect for both team’s national anthems prior to the match, many US fans booed during the pre-game rendition of “O Canada” at TD Garden.
