Summary

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau taunted Donald Trump after Canada defeated the United States 3-2 in overtime in the 4 Nations ice hockey competition in Boston.

Trudeau’s viral post, “You can’t take our country – and you can’t take our game,” came amid ongoing tensions between the leaders.

Trump, who previously mocked Trudeau as “Governor Trudeau” and floated annexing Canada, had earlier imposed tariffs on Canadian produce.

Amid boos of the American anthem and a surge in Canadian nationalism, the rivalry highlights both political and sporting divisions between the nations.

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    1 day ago

    Nah Trump hates Canada and Trudeau. He really does want to annex it, the only question is peacefully or not.

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      22 hours ago

      The answer is “Not”.

      Cowering from bullies doesn’t make them ignore you. It just reinforces that you’re an easy target. You stand ground, and be ready to pop em in the face if they come for you.

      You might even get the worst of it, but from then on they know they can’t come for you without having to pay for it.

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        22 hours ago

        Lol it’s not cowering. It’s letting Trump get distracted by something else. Lots of people here are 14 and very badass. A literal war is not out of the question and Canada would lose. “What are you going to do, stab me?” - Man that was stabbed. Trudeau would be better to just let Trump get distracted by the next thing.

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          21 hours ago

          The fact that a war isn’t out of the question is exactly why we puff ourselves up and look as intimidating as we possibly can. Trump is not simply going to ignore a free meal of all our national resources, but he might give it a pass if he realises we’ll bite back.

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            21 hours ago

            Yeah you do that politically and militarily. Not with taunting and snarky hockey comments.

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              20 hours ago

              Yeah you do that politically

              If the PM saying publically “You can’t take our country” isn’t an example of doing just that, I don’t know what would be.

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                Sigh. That’s not political. That’s stupid smack talk. That’s fucking asking him to do it. “What are you going to do, stab me?” - man that was stabbed.