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Jets' American captain challenges Trump on gun violence

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MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS

Blake Wheeler spoke not as a team captain but as a father and human being this morning.

The Winnipeg Jets' all-star forward responded to questions following practice about a tweet he sent out Wednesday night. It was his reply to U.S. President Donald Trump, who had just spent time with surviving students of last week's deadly mass shooting at a high school in Parkland, Fla.

Trump had sent out: "I will always remember the time I spent today with courageous students, teachers and families.