{"id":2404649,"date":"2025-02-20T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-20T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-rallies-usa-hockey-team-before-championship-rematch-against-canada-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-02-20T12:00:46","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T17:00:46","slug":"trump-rallies-usa-hockey-team-before-championship-rematch-against-canada-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-rallies-usa-hockey-team-before-championship-rematch-against-canada-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump rallies USA hockey team before championship rematch against Canada &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-rallies-usa-hockey-team-before-championship-rematch-against-canada-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2404649&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President \u2063Donald Trump announced that he will call the U.S. men&#8217;s national hockey\u2062 team to encourage them ahead of \u2062their championship rematch against \u200dCanada in the 4 Nations Face-Off. He \u2063humorously commented on the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">intense political \u200crelations<\/a>\u2064 between the U.S. and Canada, suggesting that Canada could one day become the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-tom-carper-announces-bill-to-give-d-c-statehood\/\" title=\"Sen. Tom Carper announces bill to give D.C. ...hood\">51st state<\/a> due to\u2063 its lower taxes and stronger security. Although Trump expressed \u2063a \u2063desire to \u2063attend the match in Boston, he\u2063 will be unable to join due to the National Governors Association Winter Meeting. Nonetheless,he invited Canadian Prime Minister Justin\u2062 Trudeau\u2063 to watch the game with him.The \u2063championship \u2062match, where\u2064 expectations are \u200dhigh\u200b following the U.S.&#8217;s recent victory\u200d over Canada, is set to be broadcast on various platforms.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump rallies USA hockey team before championship rematch against Canada<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1974217\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> announced Thursday that he will call the United States men&rsquo;s national <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hockey\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">hockey<\/a> team ahead of their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/sports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">rematch<\/a> against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/canada\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Canada<\/a> in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nhl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">4 Nations Face-Off <\/a>championship.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Trump hopes the call will encourage the star-studded U.S. team to defeat its rival to the north, and he took the opportunity to poke fun at Canada amid political tensions, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-taking-regeneron-drug-remdesivir-therapy-for-coronavirus-diagnosis-ex-wh-doctor-explains\/\" title=\"... taking Regeneron drug, Remdesivir therapy for coronavirus diagnosis: ex-WH doctor explains\">president&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s statement posted to Truth Social.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;ll be calling our GREAT American Hockey Team this morning to spur them on towards victory tonight against Canada, which with FAR LOWER TAXES AND MUCH STRONGER SECURITY, will someday, maybe soon, become our cherished, and very important, Fifty First State,&rdquo; Trump said.<\/p>\n<p>    <iframe src=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/114036421460956478\/embed\" class=\"truthsocial-embed\" style=\"max-width: 100%; border: 0\" width=\"600\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script src=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/embed.js\" async=\"async\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>Hockey fans around the country hoped that the president would attend the championship game in Boston after the U.S. team general manager Bill Guerin said the team would &ldquo;love it&rdquo; if Trump went to the game.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We have a room full of proud American players and coaches and staff,&rdquo; Guerin told Fox News&rsquo;s <em>America&rsquo;s Newsroom<\/em> earlier this week. &ldquo;We&rsquo;re just trying to represent our country the best way we can.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">WEX Rewind: USA Hockey GM says team would &#8216;love&#8217; to have Trump attend championship game against Canada!<\/p>\n<p>READ: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aT6x71G0B4\">https:\/\/t.co\/aT6x71G0B4<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IMPw6N0GaT\">pic.twitter.com\/IMPw6N0GaT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dcexaminer\/status\/1892343404870468024?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 19, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>Trump will not be able to attend the final due to the annual National Governors Association Winter Meeting but said he would be watching and invited Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to join him.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I will be speaking before the Governors tonight in D.C., and will sadly, therefore, be unable to attend,&rdquo; Trump&rsquo;s statement read. &ldquo;But we will all be watching, and if Governor Trudeau would like to join us, he would be most welcome.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/beltway-confidential\/3315791\/how-serious-trump-making-canada-51st-state\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">HOW SERIOUS IS TURMP ABOUT MAKING CANADA THE 51st STATE?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Trudeau attended the first game between the United States and Canada on Saturday in Montreal, where the U.S. won 3-1 and Canadian fans booed the National Anthem.<\/p>\n<p>The 4 Nations Face-Off championship game will be held in Boston&rsquo;s TD Garden at 8:00 p.m. EST and will air on multiple platforms, including ESPN, ESPN+, and Disney+.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1974217\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1974217\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump encourages U.S. hockey team before Canada rematch<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2644,"featured_media":2404650,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/AP25047110806718-scaled-1024x665.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[5825,3634,50742],"class_list":["post-2404649","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-rallies","tag-trump","tag-usa-hockey"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/AP25047110806718-scaled-1024x665.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2404649","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2644"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2404649"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2404649\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2404653,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2404649\/revisions\/2404653"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2404650"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2404649"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2404649"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2404649"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}