After Justin Trudeau announced his plan Resigning from the position of Prime Minister of CanadaPresident-elect Trump had a plan for his successor.
After Trudeau's decision, Trump continued his efforts to make America a neighbor North 51st state in the United States.
Trudeau said a “snowball's chance in hell” would never happen, but if it does, Trump says he has appointed Wayne Gretzky to be its “governor.”
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Donald Trump shakes hands with former NHL star Wayne Gretzky before leaving Barclays at Plainfield Country Club in Edison, New Jersey (Rich Graysle/Icon Sportswire/Corbis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
“I was with Wayne Gretzky. And I said to him, 'Wayne, would you like to be governor of Canada?' “I can't imagine anyone doing a better job than Wayne,” Trump said at Mar-a-Lago on Thursday.
“Wayne wasn't very interested,” Trump said. “But he might have wanted to have a state.” “He's a friend of mine. He's a great guy. He's the great guy. We call him the great guy, right?” He's a great hockey player“.
Gretzky attended a victory party for Trump's victory in the 2024 election after Trump defeated Vice President Kamala Harris.
Wayne Gretzky reacts to the second hole during the third round of the AT&T Pebble Beach pro-am tournament at Pebble Beach Golf Links in Pebble Beach, California, February 8, 2020. (Michael Madrid/USA Today Sports)
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Dustin Johnson, Gretzky's brother-in-law, plays on the LIV Golf Tour, which has played tournaments at Trump's golf courses.
Trump said Canada should be a country during a news conference Tuesday in Palm Beach. “A lot of people in Canada would love to be the 51st state,” the president-elect said Monday in a social media post.
“Together, what a great nation we will be!!!” Trump exclaimed In his post on social media.
Trudeau announced He intends to resign from the position of party leader and prime minister after mounting pressure from within his Liberal Party amid growing criticism over his handling of the economy and the threats posed by Trump. He said he would resign as soon as the party chose a new leader.
Wayne Gretzky of the Edmonton Oilers, right, shakes hands with Greg Gilbert (17) of the New York Islanders after the Islanders defeated the Oilers in Game 4 of the 1983 Stanley Cup Finals on May 17, 1983, at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York. (Bruce Bennett Studios via Getty Images Studios/Getty Images)
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Trudeau, who has led the country for nearly a decade, has been grappling for months Significant drops in his acceptance rates Due to growing frustration regarding issues such as high costs of living and high inflation.
Fox News Digital's Paul Steinhauser, Caitlin McFall and Danielle Wallace contributed to this report.
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