White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on Thursday told reporters that President Donald Trump is looking forward to watching the upcoming hockey final between the United States and Canada, referring to the country as “our soon-to-be 51st state.” 

Team USA is set to face Team Canada in the 4 Nations Face-Off final on Saturday in Boston, Massachusetts. Leavitt, during a press conference on Thursday, noted that although Trump will not attend the game in person, he spoke on the phone with the American players ahead of the match.

“I know he talked to the USA hockey team this morning,” Leavitt said. “He talked to the players after their morning practice around 10 o’clock, and I also spoke to some folks from that team after. They were jubilant over President Trump’s comments to the team. I believe they’re going to put out a video of that call.”

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