CNN's Hunt Theorizes Trump Is 'Bad Luck' for Sports Teams He Supports
Last Monday the U.S. Men's National Soccer Team was beaten by Belgium 4-1 in the World Cup, setting the stage for those who hate Donald Trump, to pin blame for the loss on him, like claiming his presence was the reason the New York Knicks lost game 3 of the NBA Finals. On CNN's The Arena Saturday, host Kasie Hunt theorized Trump is "bad luck."
Comedy Shows Use Team USA's Loss to Bash Trump
On Monday, Team USA suffered a 4-1 defeat to Belgium in the World Cup, and on Tuesday the late night comedy shows knew who to blame: President Trump.
Haddish Claims Red Card Was First Time Trump 'Defended a Black Person'
Actress and comedian Tiffany Haddish kicked off ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live!’s guest-hosted summertime shows on Monday by claiming that opposition to Team USA striker Folarin Balogun’s red card was the first time President Trump has “ever defended a black person.” Similarly, when weather delayed Trump’s 4th of July festivities, Haddish found it ironic that the MAGA crowds had to take…
CNN Can't Find A Fan Happy US Soccer Star Cleared To Play
Monday's CNN This Morning devoted a Group Chat segment to FIFA's decision to suspend the red card issued to U.S. men's national team striker Folarin Balogun. This reversal—following a reported call from President Trump to FIFA President Gianni Infantino—cleared the top U.S. scorer (with three World Cup goals) to play in Monday's Round of 16 matchup against Belgium in Seattle. Mario Parker of…
‘Outrage’: CBS Predicts U.S. ‘Tainted’ With ‘Stigma’ After FIFA Call
Monday’s CBS Mornings went all-in on jabbing the U.S. Men’s National Team hours before its World Cup Round of 16 match against Belgium, declaring the team is now surrounded by “outrage” after FIFA overturned star Folarin Balogun’s controversial July 1 red card, declaring they’re now “tainted” with a “stigma” and an future victories will come with an “asterisk” because they’ve “destroy…
Daily Show Glad ‘All-White’ Scottish Fans Not Chanting About ‘Jews’
On the same night, Democratic socialist candidates endorsed by New York's Socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani won big in the New York Democratic primaries, with campaigns focused heavily on Israel in the form of ‘Free Palestine,’ Daily Show host-of-the-week Josh Johnson led the comedy show with a joke on the World Cup, specifically Scotland fan. He likened the troves of Scottish fans to an “all-…
CNN Shocked at World Cup Success Amid ICE Fears, Praises Iranian Team
Amid a so far successful World Cup, Monday’s CNN This Morning backtracked on their worries about the World Cup, as host Audie Cornish, who previously showed worry over the event on its opening day over a Somali referee banned for ties to terrorism, framed the World Cup as “uniting.”
Her guest expert on the World Cup, Will Leitch, the founder of Deadspin, was also…
Seattle Times Seeks Anti-Trump Soccer Fans To Root Against Team USA
The media’s attempts to suck the fun out of the World Cup are not confined to television. They extend to the local papers of the host cities as well. On Thursday, the day before the U.S. defeated Australia in Seattle, Seattle Times reporter Daniel Beekman took it upon himself to highlight certain locals who either refuse to root for Team USA or feel conflicted about the matter because…
PBS Peddles World Cup-Immigration Conspiracy Theory
The latest installment in the media’s attempt to portray President Trump as ruining the ongoing World Cup took place on Wednesday’s Amanpour and Company on PBS. During one segment, host Christiane Amanpour and author Simon Kuper tried to suggest that Trump is the reason why Cape Verde goalkeeper Josimar “Vozinha” Dias’s mother has not been able to acquire a visa, but there are…
MSNOW's Ruhle Asks if World Cup is 'Showing the Worst Part of America'
On the new MS NOW program Money, Power, Politics hosted by Stephanie Ruhle, the host and her panel, including former ESPNer turned podcast host Pablo Torre and David French of The New York Times, attacked the occurrence of the 2026 World Cup in America. Ruhle called the sensation the German X user Freddy and the story of his travels throughout the U.S. a “one-off,” as she…
Oliver Claims He Can't Trust Trump To Point To Civil War's Good Guys
HBO’s John Oliver declared on Sunday’s Last Week Tonight that he has as little faith in the Trump administration’s World Cup visa vetting as he does in Trump’s ability to point out which side were the good guys in the Civil War.
MS NOW’s Noriega Warns of World Cup Unrest, ‘Moment of Great Turmoil’
As the World Cup opened in the U.S. in Los Angeles on Friday, MS NOW’s David Noriega warned of possible political unrest in America amid the start of global soccer tournament. He said the World Cup was a window into “the politics of a host nation and into the geopolitical moment,” which he referred to as the U.S. hosting in “a moment of great turmoil.”
CNN Is Surprised The South Is Welcoming Foreign World Cup Tourists
Over the past couple of days, social media has been filled with foreign tourists marveling over aspects of American culture and hospitality ahead of the World Cup. For CNN sports analyst Christine Brennan, this was a surprising development, especially for tourists visiting the South. On Friday’s edition of The Situation Room, Brennan told hosts Wolf Blitzer and Pamela Brown that “we…
CNN Casts World Cup as Chaotic After Somali Ref Banned For Terror Ties
As the World Cup is set to begin on Thursday, Wednesday’s CNN This Morning decided to parrot the view of the joint North American-hosted event, with most games played in the U.S., as a “World Cup of chaos,” as labeled by former English soccer star Ian Wright, due to immigration customs and visa enforcement.
The segment’s start focused on a Somalian referee who was barred from…
