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Ontario Premier Doug Ford says Canadians should give Wayne Gretzky a break.
The hockey legend has come under fire for supporting U.S. President Donald Trump by attending his inauguration in January and visiting him several times in recent months at Mar-a-Lago in Florida.
Gretzky also attended an election victory party for Trump last November and was seen sporting a Make America Great Again hat.
While outlining Ontario’s response to Trump’s hefty tariffs on Canadian goods, Ford took a moment to defend Gretzky as a patriot who loves his homeland.
Ford says he recently spoke to Gretzky, who was “all choked up.”
Janet Gretzky has also defended her husband, saying the “mean” comments over his support for Trump have broken his heart.
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