By a Staff Writer
In the pantheon of Donald Trump’s late-night Truth Social rants, there are unhinged, there are delusional, and then there’s whatever the hell happened at 11:45 PM on February 9, 2026. The former—sorry, current—President posted a threat so bizarre, so disconnected from reality, that even his loyalists had to wonder if someone slipped something into the Diet Cokes at Mar-a-Lago .
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The claim? That if Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney dares to make a trade deal with China, Beijing will retaliate by… wait for it… banning ice hockey in Canada and permanently canceling the Stanley Cup .
Yes, you read that correctly. According to the leader of the free world, the Chinese Communist Party—which has approximately zero jurisdiction over the National Hockey League—is poised to skate into Canada, confiscate all the pucks, and shut down the sport invented by Canadians. It’s the geopolitical equivalent of threatening to ban soccer in Brazil because they bought oranges from Spain.
The ‘Genius’ Logic: A Masterclass in Nonsense
Let’s break down Trump’s reasoning, if we can call it that. In a wide-ranging Truth Social screed, he threatened to block the opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge connecting Ontario and Michigan unless the U.S. gets a 50 percent stake . Never mind that Canada financed the entire $4.7 billion project because the U.S. refused to pay for it . Never mind that the bridge is jointly owned by Canada and the state of Michigan under an agreement Trump himself supported in 2017 alongside Justin Trudeau .
But the bridge rant was merely the appetizer. The main course was Trump’s warning that Carney’s outreach to China would result in hockey’s total annihilation north of the border.
“The first thing China will do is terminate ALL Ice Hockey being played in Canada, and permanently eliminate The Stanley Cup,” Trump wrote, apparently unaware that:
- China does not govern Canada
- China does not govern the NHL
- The Stanley Cup is literally named after a Canadian governor general
- Canadian children have been playing hockey on frozen ponds since before China’s last dynasty fell
British media called the claim “completely unfounded and particularly outrageous” . The Guardian might have used stronger language if they weren’t still recovering from the previous week’s scandals .
Carney’s ‘Brutal Taunt’: When Reality Mocks Itself
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, to his credit, responded with the kind of withering contempt Trump richly deserved. After a phone call with the President, Carney told reporters that the “situation will be settled” regarding the bridge—and then delivered the dagger.
He noted that Canada’s women’s hockey team would beat the U.S. in their Olympic clash that very afternoon . It was a perfect response: while Trump fretted about China stealing a sport that doesn’t belong to them, Carney reminded everyone that Canada actually plays hockey, and plays it rather well. (For the record, Canada did win. Take that, Beijing’s imaginary hockey ban.)
The Daily Mail, not exactly a left-wing rag, described Carney’s comment as a “brutal taunt” . When the Prime Minister of Canada is trolling you about sports results while you’re having a psychotic break over a bridge you don’t own, it might be time to log off.
The Racism: Because of Course
If the hockey nonsense weren’t enough, this week also gifted us with Trump’s latest contribution to American race relations: a video depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as apes .
Now, Trump has form here. He launched his political career questioning Obama’s birthplace. He’s called Somali immigrants “garbage,” described Covid-19 as the “kung flu,” and told four Congresswomen of color to “go back” to their countries . But this one was special—a minute-long masterpiece of bigotry showing the first Black president and first lady superimposed on primates in a jungle, bobbing their heads to “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” .
The White House’s initial defense? Pure gaslighting gold. Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt claimed it was “an internet meme video depicting President Trump as the King of the Jungle and Democrats as characters from the Lion King” . Yes, because everyone knows Simba was secretly Barack Obama, and Nala was Michelle. Please stop the “fake outrage,” she pleaded, and report on “something that actually matters” .
The post was deleted within hours .
Then came the backtrack: a “staffer erroneously made the post” on Trump’s personal account at midnight . Sure. And the dog ate Trump’s racism, too.
Even Republicans were horrified. Senator Tim Scott, the only Black Republican senator and someone Trump once considered for VP, called it “the most racist thing I’ve seen out of this White House” . Senator Roger Wicker demanded an apology . Three-time Trump voters were suddenly having regrets .
But here’s the thing: it won’t matter. As Guardian columnist Arwa Mahdawi noted, Trump’s bigotry is so constant, so relentless, that we’ve become desensitized. “Give it a few days and nobody will remember this story,” she wrote. “It will have been eclipsed by another scandal and then another scandal and then another scandal” .
The Epstein Files: And Now We Get to the Really Disturbing Part
Which brings us to the stuff Trump really doesn’t want you to read about.
Freshly released Jeffrey Epstein documents contain allegations that would sink any normal politician. An FBI report quotes a “credible confidential human source” claiming that Donald Trump has been “compromised by Israel” .
Let that sink in.
The same man who demands absolute loyalty from Republicans, who poses as America First, who rails against globalist conspiracies—allegedly compromised by a foreign intelligence apparatus.
The files further allege that Jared Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law and all-purpose family fixer, exerted “outsized control” over both the Trump Organization and presidential decisions, with ties to Russian money laundering and the ultra-Zionist Chabad network . Kushner’s father, let’s recall, was convicted of financial crimes before receiving a presidential pardon from Trump .
But it gets worse.
Swedish-Algerian journalist Yahya Abu Zakariya, in an interview that’s been circulating widely, made allegations so grotesque they’re almost unprintable—but they’re now part of the public record. He claimed that Epstein and Trump would allegedly “drink the blood of boys they raped,” connecting it to what he called “murderous and sinful Talmudic belief” .
Now, a few things need to be said here.
First, Abu Zakariya is a controversial figure spreading blood libel, and his claims should be treated with extreme skepticism . Second, the FBI documents are unverified intelligence, not proven fact . Third, Trump has not been charged with any Epstein-related crimes, and he insists he knew nothing of Epstein’s illegal activities .
But here’s what is documented: Trump was friends with Epstein for years. They partied together. Trump flew on Epstein’s planes. He called Epstein a “terrific guy” who “likes beautiful women as much as I do, and many of them are young” . The association alone, for anyone else, would be a career-ender.
And now we have FBI sources alleging foreign compromise. We have Kushner’s financial entanglements. We have the slow drip of documents that, piece by piece, paint a picture of a man whose entire career has been built on grift, bigotry, and proximity to predators.
The Bridge to Nowhere (and the Man Who Built It)
Meanwhile, back at the bridge Trump wants to block: Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s office issued a statement noting that the Gordie Howe crossing “will open regardless” . It’s financed by Canada. It’s built by union workers from both countries. It will save travelers millions in congestion costs . The only thing standing in its way is a president having a tantrum because Canada won’t hand over half the toll revenue.
Michigan Democratic Senator Elissa Slotkin cut to the chase: Trump is “punishing Michigan residents for a trade war he started.” Canada only turned to China, she noted, “because Trump spent a year beating them over the head with tariffs” .
So let’s recap the week:
· Trump threatens to block a bridge he doesn’t own over a trade war he started
· Trump claims China will ban hockey in Canada, a sport China has no power over
· Trump posts a racist video of the Obamas as monkeys, then blames a staffer
· Epstein files allege Trump was “compromised by Israel”
· Unverified but widely circulated claims link Trump to Epstein’s worst atrocities
And through it all, Trump’s approval rating sits at -13.7 percent . Which is to say, even underwater, he’s still swimming in a pool of his own making.
The Verdict
Donald Trump wants you to believe China is coming for your hockey sticks. He wants you to be outraged about a bridge that Canada built with its own money. He wants you to dismiss the racist posts as “Lion King memes” and the Epstein connections as “fake news.”
But the documents keep coming. The Republicans who defended him for years are finally, belatedly, calling his racism “totally unacceptable” . The voters who pulled the lever for him three times are apologizing .
And somewhere in Ottawa, Mark Carney is probably smiling, knowing that while Trump rages about imaginary hockey bans, Canada’s women’s team just won Olympic gold .
The puck, as they say, stops here.