Trump trolls Canada in Christmas message by claiming ex-hockey star Wayne Gretzky should be their next PM – or governor

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy President-elect Donald Trump mocked Canada in his annual Christmas message by suggesting that the Trump-supporting ex-hockey star Wayne Gretzky be a candidate for prime minister “or governor.” “I just left Wayne Gretzky, ‘The Great One’ as he is known in Ice Hockey circles,” Trump wrote on Truth Social on Christmas Day. “I said, ‘Wayne, why don’t you run for Prime Minister of Canada, soon to be known as the Governor of Canada - You would win easily, you wouldn’t even have to campaign.’” Trump added: “He had no interest, but I think the people of Canada should start a DRAFT WAYNE GRETZKY Movement. open image in gallery Wayne Gretzky, left, with Justin Trudeau, the man Trump would like to see him replace, at the state funeral of former Canadian PM Brian Mulroney at Notre-Dame Basilica in Montreal on March 23, 2024 “ been a huge fan of Wayne Gretzky since he entered pro hockey with the WHA with the Racers, I have always the man, this is very disappointing to see that he would support a man with such low character,” another said. Trump also wished a “Merry Christmas” to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, writing that the country’s “Taxes are far too high, but if Canada was to become our 51st State, their Taxes would be cut by more than 60 percent, their businesses would immediately double in size, and they would be militarily protected like no other Country anywhere in the World.” Trump has spent the month and a half since the election mocking Canada and Trudeau by referring to the country as the “51st state” and the prime minister as its “governor.” open image in gallery Gretzky competes in the Match Superstars at The Breakers on October 16, 2024 in Palm Beach, Florida.