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sop

(18,190 posts)
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 03:56 PM 4 hrs ago

U.S. Men's Hockey: 'Brady Tkachuk miffed over White House AI-doctored video'

(ESPN) "Brady Tkachuk, the Ottawa Senators captain and a Team USA gold medalist, said he didn't appreciate the AI-doctored video released by the White House that made it appear he was disparaging Canadians."

"The video, published Sunday by the White House's official TikTok account, featured doctored footage from a Tkachuk brothers' news conference at the 4 Nations Face-Off last February. While 'Free Bird,' the goal song for Team USA, played in the background of the video, Brady Tkachuk was made to say, 'They booed our national anthem, so I had to come out and teach those maple syrup eating f---s a lesson.' "

"The clip, which discloses that it used AI-generated media, has 11.1 million views on TikTok and has been widely viewed on other social media platforms."

" 'Well, it's clearly fake, because it's not my voice, not my lips moving,' Tkachuk said Thursday in his first media availability in Ottawa since the U.S. defeated Canada for the gold medal in men's Olympic ice hockey in Milan. 'I'm not in control of any of those accounts. I know that those words would never come out of my mouth. So, I can't do anything about it.' "

Continued at link:

https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/48044958/brady-tkachuk-miffed-white-house-ai-doctored-video

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U.S. Men's Hockey: 'Brady Tkachuk miffed over White House AI-doctored video' (Original Post) sop 4 hrs ago OP
Sleep with the dogs... Cirsium 4 hrs ago #1
You are a moron Henry203 4 hrs ago #2
Those brothers are notorious MAGAts... regnaD kciN 4 hrs ago #3
Hey pal, those are the friends you chose. C_U_L8R 4 hrs ago #4
More on this story re The Guardian. . . DinahMoeHum 4 hrs ago #5
Ooh so now He's upset His few ad sponsors said 'bye? IbogaProject 2 hrs ago #10
Seems you put your post in the wrong place. DinahMoeHum 2 hrs ago #12
I changed the wording IbogaProject 1 hr ago #13
Thanx DinahMoeHum 25 min ago #15
What did he expect? BlueKota 4 hrs ago #6
They are going to boo him constantly in Ottawa. Crowman2009 3 hrs ago #7
Welcome to TEAM TRUMP!! usonian 3 hrs ago #8
What he fails to realize genxlib 2 hrs ago #9
To trust Trump, he must have gotten too many pucks to the head. CanonRay 2 hrs ago #11
Fake video from a fake president Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 25 min ago #14

DinahMoeHum

(23,509 posts)
5. More on this story re The Guardian. . .
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 04:08 PM
4 hrs ago
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/feb/26/brady-tkachuk-decries-white-houses-ai-video-of-him-insulting-canadians-after-us-gold


And as far as sportswriter Dave Zirin is concerned, Lady Karma smacked Tkachuk's ass:

Brady Tkachuck learning what happens when you embrace a team of sociopathic assholes. And less sorry for him I could not be. Next time don't choose solidarity with Donald Trump over solidarity with your fellow Olympians on the US Women's National Hockey Team. www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/f...

Dave Zirin (@edgeofsports.bsky.social) 2026-02-26T20:09:22.355Z

IbogaProject

(5,762 posts)
10. Ooh so now He's upset His few ad sponsors said 'bye?
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 05:29 PM
2 hrs ago

Last edited Thu Feb 26, 2026, 06:36 PM - Edit history (1)

Oh well creep it is now time to downsize your budget and expectations going forward.

IbogaProject

(5,762 posts)
13. I changed the wording
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 06:39 PM
1 hr ago

I was commenting that he only regrets associating with DJT after the blowback happened because it will now be a persona non grata in Canada.

BlueKota

(5,220 posts)
6. What did he expect?
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 04:11 PM
4 hrs ago

Tsf lies, cheats, and has his minions manipulate reality all the time. It's kind of like the "agents," who complained they weren't getting the pay they were promised. I guess they thought all those accounts of his not paying what he owes were fake news. Maybe worms ate their brains like they did RFKs.

Crowman2009

(3,475 posts)
7. They are going to boo him constantly in Ottawa.
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 04:29 PM
3 hrs ago

Every time the announcer mentions his name, either for introducing or goal scoring, will result in boos from the home fans.

usonian

(24,467 posts)
8. Welcome to TEAM TRUMP!!
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 04:53 PM
3 hrs ago

Trump has betrayed everyone close to him, or who trusts him in a nano-Scaramucci, starting with HIS WIFE.

Everything he touches dies or turns to shit.

Or HADN'T YOU NOTICED?

Three thousand years in the sin bin.



From the Italian referee.

genxlib

(6,111 posts)
9. What he fails to realize
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 05:26 PM
2 hrs ago

Is that it doesn't matter that he didn't say it.

He supports the guy that did.

Canadians are smart enough to realize the difference and still have the right to be pissed about it.

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