Is Trump about to ruin the World Cup? | Politics Weekly America (opens in new tab)

Donald Trump is using some of the world’s most popular sporting events as his own personal stage.This week, Jenna Amatulli speaks to the investigative reporter Karim Zidan about whether the US president’s influence on football, UFC and basketball is a help or a hindranceThis podcast was edited on 11 June 2026 because an earlier version incorrectly suggested that the search tactics of the Senegalese and Uzbekistan football teams at US airports were discriminatory