Rufus Wainwright made a subtle change to the lyrics of “O Canada” before Game 5 of the World Series, which didn’t sit well with every baseball fan watching at home.

Wainwright, who was born in Montreal, sang “that only us command” instead of the standard “in all of us command” before the game between the Toronto Blue Jays and Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium on Wednesday, October 29.

The performance, which was sung in both English and French and a perceived dig at President Donald Trump’s comments about Canada potentially becoming the 51st state, drew some strong reactions on social media.

Brian Lilley, political columnist for the Toronto Sun, wrote via X, “It’s not only changing the words, it’s how bad Rufus Wainwright sang the anthem. He’s a good singer normally but this was just

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