Bidding a relieved farewell to the worst sport in history
Sports world tells departing President Trump to get lost
The WWE Hall of Famer is the worst sport of all time. He gloats and preens when he wins. He insults the weak and the infirm. He is a horrible team player. He takes all the credit and none of the blame. He cries when he loses. Man, does he cry when he loses. Someone on his team did a horrible job. Or, more likely, he was robbed. He didn’t really lose. He won — by a lot. The results were stolen from him.
He is everything a coach, a mentor and parent tell their sons and daughters not to be when they take the field. He is the antiparent. He enjoys sports, enjoys them as much as his sport- loving predecessor. A record 14 of the 24 Medals of Freedom, the highest honor for a civilian, he awarded were to sports people. Yet the Commander In Sports ( CIS) is a fake sportsman.
And that is why it was so satisfying to see the sports world, damaged in some cases by his words over four years, tell him to get lost as he heads into the final week of his job.
After the failed coup at the Capitol on Jan. 6, Patriots coach Bill Belichick told him to keep his Medal of Freedom. He would not be his publicity stunt.
The PGA of America told him that he can buy up golf courses on every continent, but he won’t be holding the 2022 PGA Championship at his beloved Bedminster. The Royal & Ancient then told him that Turnberry will not host the British Open in the foreseeable future. That really hurt. He loves golf ( and is known to cheat at it).
In the 2020 Super Bowl of elections, he didn’t lose