What's even sadder is knowing Trump sees the whole charade exactly the opposite, that this "award" has meaning, that once again here he is basking in sycophancy on the world stage, that people involved here admire him and that this pathetic display makes him look good.

The only organization more corrupt than this administration is FIFA itself. They belong together, sadly.

Always struck by this split. Like, congratulations, you've won late-stage capitalism and have more money than you could spend in 100 lifetimes but you're still a miserable bastard who wants more. "Money doesn't equal happiness" is trite, yet true.

To your point, calling it a "war crime" infers we're at war. Which we're not (yet).

"patriotic education" sounds like something you'd hear in Mao's China.

Tom Homan is a bitch. CC: @marisakabas.bsky.social

Iceberg lettuce? A disaster.

The immediate ostracization would be SO worth it.

The deliberate word choices and hyper-focus on projecting power and might he doesn't really possess are such a tell.

Seriously just try and ponder any other president ever sitting there in an official capacity at a cabinet meeting and suddenly turning into your worst racist uncle after four Natty lights. What a grotesque excuse for a human being.