An embattled Donald Trump is increasingly using sports as prop
Sports is the rare topic in which the president has succeeded in shifting the conversation to his preferred terms
TL;DR
- Trump's administration seeks to revert sports to 1980s norms.
- Visa policies have impacted foreign athletes, exemplified by David Martínez's transfer.
- There's a campaign to exclude transgender athletes from women's sports.
- Trump has interfered with major sporting events and policies affecting college athletes.
- Executive orders have been issued to protect traditional sports events like the Army-Navy game.
- Trump's past involvement with the USFL led to its bankruptcy.
- Sports has become a subject where Trump successfully shifts the conversation to his preferred terms.