Posted on 01/30/2026 4:30:05 PM PST by dennisw
“Mr. President, what do you think about the U.K. getting into business with China? Keir Starmer is in Beijing,” the reporter asked at the premiere of a documentary about the president’s wife Melania.
“It’s very dangerous for them to do that,” Trump began, before quickly pivoting to Canada, against whom he has long held a grudge. The president was particularly unhappy after Prime Minister Mark Carney met his Chinese counterpart in Beijing and announced a landmark “new strategic partnership” aimed at reversing years of strained relations.
“Canada’s not doing well; they are doing very poorly, and you can‘t look at China as the answer to this,” Trump continued.
“I know China very well, President Xi is a friend of mine, I know him very well…The first thing they’re going to do is say you are not allowed to play ice hockey anymore. That’s not good. Canada’s not going to like that,” the president added.
China is Canada’s second-largest trading partner after the U.S.
Following the meeting with Xi, Canada announced it would reduce its 100 percent tariff on Chinese electric vehicles, a measure introduced in late 2024 to mirror U.S. policy. In return, Beijing agreed to scale back retaliatory tariffs on Canadian canola seeds and meal.
Donald Trump veered unexpectedly into a rant about Canadian ice hockey when asked about London’s efforts to reset relations with Beijing.
Speaking on Thursday, the 79-year-old president warned that closer ties with China could have far-reaching consequences for Canada, suggesting that Beijing could one day exert influence even over the country’s national sport.
The off-topic remark came in response to a reporter’s question about British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing this week, part of a broader effort by the U.K. and China to improve bilateral relations.
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The left has ZERO sense of humor. They’ve got smarmy, elitist snark and perverted stories; but thats far from humor.
And what does him being “79” have to do with this?
Like they get to comment on the age of Trump when they ignored Biden for years worth of mental decline.
Xi is not your friend. I doubt Xi says such rubbish back home.
Gary Francis Thorne is an American sportscaster. He was the lead play-by-play announcer for Baltimore Orioles games on MASN from 2007 to 2020. He has also worked for ESPN and ABC, including National Hockey League, Major League Baseball, college football, and the Frozen Four hockey tournament. Wikipedia
Born: 1948 (age 77 years), Bangor, ME
Education: Georgetown University, University of Maine, University of Maine School of Law, Old Town High School
The best ever at calling play-by-play at a hockey match, imo.
Jimmy Kimmel was funny on the Man Show 20 years ago.
Gene Hart was the best.
Thanks.
There’s nothing wrong with Trump’s brain and everyone knows it, including the demoncrat party.
That’s why their members in congress don’t like being left in the dark about military operations. They can’t warn our enemies and they’re not pleased with Trump’s mlitary successes. They hate the military because they know Trump can call them at any time to their blue-assed cities which are dens of iniquity.
That’s the truth.
This is TRUTH.
Ref Trump has put duplicitous Canada in the penalty box for a long stretch for bending over against the boards for goon China.
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