America Icing Out World Cup Fans
6/10/202618 min
The World Cup is the biggest annual sporting event in the world. And the first game is tomorrow. This year’s competition is being hosted by three countries for the first time: the US, Canada, and Mexico. Already, fans of Argentina, Cote d’Ivoire, and other countries have flooded social media with their journeys to watch their favorite teams play. But with the World Cup, as with most things, comes… a lot of politics. We spoke with Bill Connelly to find out how politics is impacting the event. He’s a staff writer for ESPN covering soccer and college football.
And in headlines, Trump continues to threaten Iran, inflation hits its highest in three years, and Democrats “nominate the guy with the nazi tattoo” in the Maine Democratic primary for U.S. Senate.
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First 90 secondsBill Connelly· Guest0:00
It does feel like FIFA is really kind of trying to test the boundaries here of like how, how miserable can we make everything beforehand and have still people still show up and watch and pay and have a great time? Uh, we're gonna find out because the game always rules.
Jane Coaston· Host0:14
[Instrumental music] I'm Jane Coaston, and this is What Today, the show watching Connecticut Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal make a Trump-nominated candidate for the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals extremely uncomfortable. Let me ask you, was the Capitol attack on January 6th- Senator- [laughs] ...
Speaker 2· Soundbite0:44
the actions on January 6th were deeply troubling to watch. [laughs] Um, but I'm not going to characterize it beyond that.
Jane Coaston· Host0:56
You've wa- It turns out even basic questions are tough when you have an orange president to please. On today's show, we get into the messy politics of the World Cup with ESPN's Bill Connelly. Before we get into all that, here's what we're following today, Wednesday, June 10th.
Speaker 2· Soundbite1:12
Are you concerned, Mr. President, about the latest inflation number which came out this morning? Could that be a hiccup- No, I love it ... for Republicans who are trying to hold the process- The numbers were great.
Donald Trump· Soundbite1:21
You know what I really love? I love the inflation Add loving inflation to the list of things that President Trump and I don't have in common.
Jane Coaston· Host1:29
Rising gas prices