Head Coach: I'm Ashamed of Trump's Arrogance Toward Canada

Head Coach of Canada's men's national soccer team Jesse Marsch is "ashamed" of the "arrogance and disregard" in Trump's 51st state rhetoric.

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Resistance comes from all quarters.

Jesse Alan Marsch is the head coach of the Canada men's national soccer team, and he has a message for President Donald Trump.

“And so if I have one message to our president, it's lay off the ridiculous rhetoric about Canada being a 51st state. As an American, I'm ashamed of the of the arrogance and disregard that we've shown one of our historically oldest, strongest and most loyal allies.”

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@tsnCanMNT head coach Jesse Marsch sends a message to American President Donald Trump. (🎥: CONCACAF Nations League Finals media day)

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Marsch: As an American, I'd like to address the 51st state discourse, which I find unsettling and frankly insulting, because Canada is a strong, independent nation that's deep rooted in decency, really, and it's a place that values high ethics and respect, unlike the polarized, disrespectful and often now, hate fueled climate that's in the US.

And Canada values a lot of fairness and unity. It's a place that I've learned as the national team coach where people really believe that their differences make them stronger, and honestly, it's one of the things that I've enjoyed the most about our team is is that they exemplify this as human beings and as a team.

And look, they're almost all first and second generation Canadians coming from different heritage and cultures, but they uniquely are incredibly proud to be Canadian, to represent their country, to give everything to each other and the love that they have for each other and playing for their country.

To me, this sounds very familiar to years past, right? So for me right now, I couldn't be prouder to be the Canadian national team coach, and I found a place where that embodies, for me, the ideals and morals of what not just football and a team is, but what life is, and that's integrity, respect and the belief that good people can do great things together.

And so if I have one message to our president, it's lay off the ridiculous rhetoric about Canada being a 51st state. As an American, I'm ashamed, right, of the of the arrogance and disregard that we've shown one of our historically oldest, strongest and most loyal allies.

It’s both encouraging and demoralizing to see a sports figure speaking out while the legacy, corporate U.S. media caves to Trump.

That’s why the American-born Canadian national team coach expressing strong disapproval of Trump calling Canada the 51st state matters. We need leaders from all walks of life stepping forward into the void to uphold values of decency, fairness, unity, and respect.

This is just one moment in which Trump has been shamed on the international stage recently. Read more below.

International Humiliation of Trump and the U.S.