.MaddowBlog: The Olympics tends to inspire at least some degree of patriotism, with American fans cheering on American athletes. With fmr. President Trump, it's different.
Team United States celebrate after scoring their side's fourth goal during the Women's Bronze Medal match against Australia at the Olympics, at Kashima Stadium on Aug. 5, 2021 in Kashima, Japan.When the United States' women's soccer team lost to Sweden a couple of weeks ago in an early Olympic match, American fans were naturally disappointed. Donald Trump was not.
And while it's true that booing is a common part of sports, the Olympics tends to inspire at least some modicum of patriotism, with American fans cheering on American athletes representing the United States at the international games.deriding the women's soccer team after it won its bronze-medal match in Tokyo.
There was no shortage of ridiculous dimensions to the Republican's condemnation. We could note, for example, that the U.S. Women's National Team won the 2019 World Cup, and the athletes' political beliefs didn't stand in the way of their success. We could also note the two teams that will play for the Olympic gold are Canada and Sweden -- countries that many U.S. conservatives would perceive as liberal.
While it's clearly an unsettling perspective, it's also a predictable one: Trump never saw himself as president of the United States, so much as he considered himself the president of those who looked, thought, and spoke like him. The Republican was far less interested in being a national leader, and more committed to being a tribal one.
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