Trump's World Cup Intervention Shows His Sore Loser Philosophy 38.9%
Reason.com - By Matthew Petti - 7/7/2026, 2:43 PM
Negativity Bias 41.8% - Biased Writer Voice 27.8% - Hasty Generalization 21.1%
It would have been amazing to see Americans take home our first World Cup on our country's 250th birthday—and during a year that we're hosting. Sadly, that dream was dashed on Monday night, when Belgium beat the U.S. in Seattle 4–1. What made the loss especially embarrassing was that President Donald Trump had tried to tilt the scales in... more