I am being contacted for an interview to answer the question of why Trump doesn’t go to the World Cup soccer games, even though it would be an excellent PR opportunity.
My answer is that Trump’s popularity is largely the result of his sincerity. The guy is authentic. Whether you love or hate what he so authentically manifests is not the point. Politics is one of the fakest pursuits in existence. And here is a guy who goes and says whatever crap appears in his mind at any given point. That’s deeply refreshing.
Why would he go watch a sport that he normally doesn’t enjoy? As for PR, this World Cup has indeed proven to be a fantastic PR opportunity for our country. Trump doesn’t need to do anything to enhance that impression. The country is legitimately great. We thought for a while where to go on vacation this summer. We thought maybe Europe. France, Portugal, Italy. These are all great countries, but in the end we are going to spend our vacation here in the United States. Because these are excellent vacations.
A great country, and it’s wonderful that the World Cup visitors are discovering it for themselves.
P.S. Speaking about what’s authentic and what’s not, here’s a link to a hilarious video of Putin clumsily faking a visit to the frontlines.
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