Canadians stay undaunted and unbowed within the face of Donald Trump’s continued threats and assaults, with the U.S. president labeling our neighbor to the north “one of many nastiest nations to cope with” throughout a Tuesday night time look on Laura Ingraham’s Fox Information present.
However their response to Trump’s bloviating is brief and easy: Elbows up.
In different phrases, Canucks are prepared for a struggle.
#ElbowsUpCanada has been trending on social media ever since “Saturday Night time Stay” alum and Canadian expat Mike Myers returned to the comedy present to painting Trump’s benefactor and co-President Elon Musk in sketches over the previous few weeks. Throughout two appearances, Myers sported a “Canada is just not on the market” T-shirt and made an “Elbows up” gesture—a nod to Canadian hockey legend and nationwide hero Gordie Howe’s gritty, bodily enjoying type.
Myers’ name to motion resonated deeply with already unified Canadians, reinforcing their loud resistance to Trump’s incoherent commerce struggle and his condescending calls to annex Canada and make it the “51st state.”
Canadians have made their displeasure clear throughout sporting occasions by routinely booing the American nationwide anthem, and in media responses directed at Trump and his imperialist angle.
Progressive Canadian politician Charlie Angus isn’t letting his upcoming retirement from Parliament cease him from launching the “Elbows Up Charlie Angus Resistance Tour.”
And a few individuals are taking their resistance on to the White Home to blast the Canadian nationwide anthem.
Canadians have even created a number of enjoyable AI-generated imagery.
Hey Trump, you hoser: Be careful for elbows!
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