He took to Twitter to take on Donald Trump — and now Blake Wheeler is doubling down on his criticism of the controversial U.S. president.
The Winnipeg Jets captain was greeted by a throng of media Monday morning at the Bell MTS Iceplex. But nobody was there to talk about the team's penalty issues, power-play roles or whether they can finally make the push to become a playoff contender.
Instead, the Minnesota native was grilled about a pair of tweets he fired off Saturday in which he spoke out against Donald Trump's criticism of pro athletes who stage peaceful protests during the American national anthem.