A singer whose rendition of the US national anthem was booed by Canadian hockey fans insists 'she doesn't give a f***' about their reaction. Mandia, a pop and R&B artist from Ottawa, sung The Star-Spangled banner ahead of the Senators' NHL game against Minnesota Wild on Saturday night. Her performance came just hours after US president Donald Trump hit Canada with tariffs, sparking fears of a major trade war.

Boos and jeers were heard throughout Mandia's performance in front of nearly 20,000 spectators at a sold-out Canadian Tire Centre. On Sunday morning, Mandia spoke out about the incident with comments on social media. 'POV: everyone boo'd (sic) me singing the US national anthem but I'm a virgo and idgaf (I don't give a f***),' she wrote alongside a clip of her performance. Mandia then revealed she was expecting the backlash, adding: 'Thank you to everyone who reached out to let me know it wasn't towards me. They warned me before hand.'.

Ottawa-based singer Mandia's performance was jeered throughout by nearly 20,000 fans. Canadian hockey fans booed the US national anthem Saturday after Donald Trump's tariffs. The booing got louder as the performance from Mandia went on. Then, as she finished singing, she looked awkwardly to the ground. Mandia took a moment to compose herself and waited for the boos to end before beginning her version of the Canadian national anthem, 'O Canada'.

Fans passed the Canada flag around the arena during the performance. The Senators went on to beat their American rivals 6-0. The angry reaction came after President Trump ordered 25 percent tariffs on Canadian and Mexican imports and 10 percent on goods from China starting on Tuesday. Trump declared that they would remain in place until a national emergency over the drug fentanyl and illegal immigration to the US ends.

Canada retaliated on Saturday night with 25 percent tariffs against $155billion of US goods. There is potential for more unrest from Canadian sports fans on Sunday, with the Vancouver Canucks hosting the Detroit Red Wings in the NHL, while the Toronto Raptors - the sole NBA team in Canada - host the Los Angeles Clippers. Trump's levies – on products such as computer chips, steel, oil, gas and cars – ‘will bring a tremendous amount of money in for our country and bring a rebirth in American manufacturing’, he said.

On Sunday morning, Mandia spoke out about the incident with comments on social media. For the Canadian national anthem, fans passed Canada's flag around the arena. Canada is America’s biggest foreign supplier of crude oil, followed by Mexico. Trump put tariffs at the center of his election campaign, citing an era more than a century ago when tariffs were a cornerstone of US trade policy and revenue. He said: ‘It was a beautiful time. I love big, bold beautiful tariffs. They protect American businesses and encourage Americans to buy homegrown goods.