President-elect Donald Trump has floated the idea of ice hockey pro Wayne Gretzky running to be the leader of Canada in the future. The incoming Republican president said that Gretzky would make an excellent prime minister, "soon to be the governor," in reference to Trump's repeated suggestion that Canada become a U.S. state.

U.S. president-elect Donald Trump claimed on social media that he urged hockey icon Wayne Gretzky to run for Prime Minister during a Christmas visit. It’s Trump’s latest comment on Canadian politics,