The White House wasn’t letting ex-Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau live down this social media post.
The United States ended its 46-year Winter Olympics gold medal drought in men’s hockey thanks to Jack Hughes’ golden goal in overtime to give Team USA a 2-1 win over Canada at the 2026 Milan Cortina Games on Sunday, and they received a congratulatory phone call from President Trump afterward.
The official X account of the White House used the historic occasion to take a swipe at the former Canadian PM, who had posted to the social media platform, “You can’t take our country — and you can’t take our game,” after Canada had beaten the U.S. in the Four Nations Face-Off last year.
In a quote-post on X, the White House account trolled Trudeau by posting a photo of a bald eagle standing on top of a Canadian goose.
The White House wasn’t the only one taking a dig at Trudeau, with former NFL star Robert Griffin III getting his own shot at the ex-Canadian politician.
“This is all about our country right now. I love the USA,” Hughes said in an interview after scoring the goal. I’m so proud to be American today. I love my country, I love my teammates. That’s American hockey right there. That’s a great Canadian team, but this means so much. We are such a team.
“The USA brotherhood in this team is so strong, so much support from ex-players. I cannot believe this. It could have gone either way tonight.”
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