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.
On Comedy Central, The Daily Show host-of-the-week Ronny Chieng reacted to short clips that he put together in a montage to suggest Trump was the reason why Folarin Balogun was allowed to play despite being given a red card in the previous round. Flipping the double bird, Chieng declared, “This is America, bitch. The land of the Karen. And when life hands us lemons, we call life's manager and say, take these lemons back and let Balogun play. And of course, the rest of the world started complaining, saying it wasn't fair, asking why President Trump gets to pull strings. Well, there's a good reason why.”
In a clip, Trump was shown claiming, “I'm a person that loves sports and was a good athlete. And I understand sports really well. Really well. And that wasn't a foul.”
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. steve malzberg
