American fans lightly boo ‘O Canada’ before 4 Nations Face-Off title game WSOC TV [Video]

BOSTON — (AP) — While the American fans lightly booed “O Canada” on Thursday night at the 4 Nations Face-Off hockey tournament, the Canadian singer ad libbed new lyrics as a response to President Donald Trump’s chatter about turning the country into the 51st U.S. state.

A smattering of jeers for “O Canada” were eventually drowned out by the fans singing along with Chantal Kreviazuk, who changed the first verse from “true patriot love, in all of us command,” to “in true patriot love that none but us command.”

Midway through Canada’s 3-2 overtime victory, Kreviazuk told the AP she did it “because I believe in democracy, and a sovereign nation should not have to be defending itself against tyranny and fascism.”

The Canadian chart-topper posted a picture on Instagram of the phrase “that only us command” written on her left hand with emojis of a Canadian flag and a flexed muscle.

“The Star-Spangled Banner” followed, with …