Friday, 10 May 2019

A Big Mac at the White House: Trump’s telling sports celebrations

He’s hosted teams and honored athletes, but the president’s ceremonies reveal his polarising nature

On Monday last week, it was the Baylor Lady Bears basketball team. On Monday this week, the US army football team, followed by the golfer Tiger Woods. On Thursday, the Boston Red Sox, the baseball World Series champions.

“I love it,” said Donald Trump, with Red Sox players and officials gathered behind him in light rain. “It’s a special game, a special sport. I played on a slightly different level. It’s called ‘on high school’. A little different level, but every spring I loved it. The smell in the air, right?”

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from US news | The Guardian http://bit.ly/2LBsscw

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