Hockey legend Wayne Gretzky is not ready to become the Prime Minister of Canada, much less the governor of a 51e American state, say observers who mock Donald Trump’s provocative Christmas wishes.
Donald Trump once again published a message targeting Canada in his Truth Social network, as he has done repeatedly since he received Justin Trudeau at his Florida estate at Mar-a-Lago.
“I just left Wayne Gretzky,” he wrote on Christmas Day.
“I said to him: ‘Why don’t you run for prime minister of Canada, to become governor? You would win easily, without even having to campaign,” the president-elect laughed.
The American billionaire and the 99 seem to know each other well. Gretzky was part of a short list of guests at Mar-a-Lago on presidential election night that also included Elon Musk. A photo immortalized the moment.
“The world is a better place with you as its leader. I am proud to be American. Thank you for being such a great friend,” Janet, Wayne Gretzky’s wife, wrote on Instagram at the end of the evening.
No sense
“It makes so much sense it’s funny. It’s nonsense!” observes the former hockey coach and former columnist at JournalMichel Bergeron, who rubbed shoulders with number 99.
He thinks Gretzky would be the first to be uncomfortable, having no interest in politics after a career that established him as the best player of all time.
“Trump continues to play the role of troll in chief,” said Luc Laliberté, professor of American history at Cégep Garneau.
He believes that the future president is only continuing to have fun at the expense of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, whose weak position he knows, having even commented on the resignation of Chrystia Freeland.
Provocative messages
The future president spoiled himself on December 25, with a series of provocative messages addressed to different countries.
He wishes a Merry Christmas to the “wonderful Chinese soldiers who lovingly, but illegally, control the Panama Canal” and threatens to take over Greenland.
Trump also returns to the charge regarding the idea of making Canada a 51st American state, again addressing Justin Trudeau as “governor” rather than as prime minister.
Columnist Normand Lester, who wrote a book on the Trump phenomenon, believes that it is still too early to comment on Donald Trump’s comments regarding Wayne Gretzky.
On the other hand, he does not rule out the idea that Trump has a real desire to annex Canada to the United States.
“He is the master of the greatest power on the planet, he would like to be the master of a country with a greater area, [un pays] bigger than Russia. It’s simmering in his head,” believes the author of Stupid and Dangerous: America in the Age of Trump.
– With Stéphane Cadorette.
