An embattled Donald Trump is increasingly using sports as prop | Leander Schaerlaeckens
Sports is the rare topic in which the president has succeeded in shifting the conversation to his preferred terms Lately, it seems Donald Trump’s scope of interests has narrowed to a few things: remaking downtown Washington DC in his gaudy image; wars he thinks he can win quickly and easily, even though he can’t. Also, golf. Always golf. Ever golf. Leander Schaerlaeckens is the author of The Long…
Donald Trump has been using sports as a way to shift the conversation to his preferred terms, a rare topic where he has succeeded. According to Leander Schaerlaeckens, an author and teacher at Marist University, Trump's interests have narrowed to a few things, including golf.
There is no apparent connection between Trump's use of sports and other news. Venezuela's oil production and politics were mentioned in one report, but there is no overlap with Trump's interests.
A satirical response to Trump's actions has been made by the Emmy-winning TV show South Park, which has changed its name to "South America" in response to Apple and Google being asked to change Lake Ontario to "Lake America" and Trump's attempt to rebrand New Mexico as "New America".
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