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02/26 13:59 CST Brady Tkachuk slams White House TikTok as 'clearly fake' after
anti-Canada slur
Brady Tkachuk slams White House TikTok as 'clearly fake' after anti-Canada slur
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) --- American hockey player Brady Tkachuk said Thursday
that he did not appreciate a doctored TikTok video shared by the White House
that made it look like he was disparaging Canadians after winning Olympic gold,
calling it fake and something he would never say.
The video includes fabricated audio of Tkachuk referring to Canadians as "maple
syrup eating f---s," with the expletive bleeped out. Tkachuk called it "clearly
fake," said the voice and lip movement did not match, and added he would never
use that language. The video carries a note that it "contains AI-generated
media."
Tkachuk also denied being the voice heard shouting "close the northern border"
during Team USA's celebratory phone call with U.S. President Donald Trump after
Sunday's 2-1 win over Canada to win the gold medal at the Winter Olympics.
The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Tkachuk, a 26-year-old Arizona native, is the captain of the NHL's Ottawa
Senators. He and other members of the U.S. team returned from Italy this week
and are resuming the NHL season. Some of them attended Trump's State of the
Union speech in Washington on Tuesday night and were cheered by those in
attendance.
The U.S. women also beat Canada 2-1 in overtime three days earlier, the first
time the Americans swept both Olympic hockey tournaments.
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AP Winter Olympics: https://apnews.com/hub/milan-cortina-2026-winter-olympics
