After previously calling Wayne Gretzky “Governor of Canada,” President Donald Trump has declared the NHL legend a “free agent.”
Justin Trudeau announced his plans Resigns as Canadian Prime Minister Earlier this year, after Trump asked Canada to become “the 51st state,” he urged Gretzky to ask if he wanted to be “governor.”
But Trump said in his true social post Wednesday that his “friend” was “a little “low”” that Canada remains an independent country rather than becoming the precious and beautiful 51st state.
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Wayne Gretzky arrives for the inauguration on January 20, 2025, before Donald Trump is sworn in as the 47th US President of Washington, DC's Capitol Rotunda. (saul loeb/pool via imaging images)
Therefore, “The Great One” is currently on the market.
“Wayne Gretzky is a great guy! They call him “great things.” He runs for a Canadian political office and is able to win. Wayne is my friend and he wants to make me happy.
“His great wives Wayne and Janet love Canada and they should only support Canada and the people of Canada and those who make Governor Justin Trudeau happy. He is the greatest Canadian of them. So I make him a 'free agent'.
“He supports Canada as is the case, despite not as good as being part of the 'good country of America's', some of the greatest and most powerful countries in the world. ”
Donald Trump shakes hands with former NHL star Weigletsky before leaving Barclays at Plainfield Country Club in Edison, New Jersey (Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire/Corbis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
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While talking to reporters at Mar-A-Lago last month, Trump said Gretzky “hasn't been very interested in the governor” of Canada, but “he probably liked the nation.”
Gretzky attended Trump's 2024 election victory party after Trump defeated Vice President Kamala Harris. Gretzky was found wearing a Maga hat shortly thereafter and attended Trump's inauguration.
Wayne Gretzky will respond on the second hole in the third round of AT&T Pebble Beach Proam on February 8, 2020 at Pebble Beach Golf Link in Pebble Beach, California. (Michael Madrid/USA Today Sports)
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The NHL's greatest point leader ever was named Canada's honorary captain in the four-country face-off finals against Americans. Canadian and American fans booed each other's national anthems during the tournament due to political tensions between the countries.
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