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Trudeau swipes at Trump as Canada revels in hockey win against US
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau could not resist a dig at President Donald Trump moments after Canada's ice hockey team beat the USA in a close final.
"You can't take our country - and you can't take our game," Trudeau wrote on X.
Canada's thrilling 3-2 overtime win in the 4 Nations Face Off final in Boston took place amid rising tensions between the two neighbours.
Not only is there the looming threat of an economically damaging trade war, there are Trump's persistent musings on making Canada the 51st US state.
The American national anthem has been regularly booed by Canadian sports fans in recent weeks but this time it was the US home fans doing most of the booing.
As their jeers rang out, the Canadian national anthem was sung with different lyrics in protest over Trump's statements.
