There’s a saying in politics: “Read the room.” But Donald Trump doesn’t read the room. He walks in, flips the lights on, and starts talking about eggs.
While the U.S. economy is struggling badly—thanks mainly to Trump’s harsh tariffs—he decided to ignore it all on Monday and throw a celebration for the Los Angeles Dodgers at the White House. The stock market is falling. Prices are rising. People are worried. However, Trump was more interested in giving hugs and handshakes to baseball players and making weird jokes.
The Dodgers, who won the 2024 World Series, showed up for the traditional champion’s visit. Manager Dave Roberts, star player Shohei Ohtani, and Mookie Betts were all there. It should’ve been a simple sports moment. But with Trump, nothing is ever just sports.
He stood in the East Room, smiling at the crowd, and said the Dodgers were “the best-looking people I’ve ever seen.” Then he got political—because, of course, he did. He looked at two California senators in the room, Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff, and said, “We have a couple of senators here. I just don’t particularly like them so I won’t introduce them.”
Trump: “We have a couple of senators here, I just don’t particularly like them so I won’t introduce them”
A narcissistic sociopath
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It’s hard to disagree. This was supposed to be about the Dodgers, not Trump’s personal grudges. But he couldn’t help himself. He even went off on a strange rant about the price of eggs.
Eggs?
Yes. While people worry about jobs, inflation, and how to pay their rent, Trump is talking about eggs and how senators have “Jell-o” handshakes.
This wasn’t a moment of leadership. It was a man desperately trying to make himself the center of attention while the country suffers.
The Dodgers came to the White House with good intentions. Pitcher Clayton Kershaw gave Trump a jersey with “No. 47” on the back. That number, of course, is Trump’s hope to become the 47th president. Kershaw smiled. Trump smiled. But many fans back home in Los Angeles weren’t smiling.
Some Dodgers fans were furious. Los Angeles is a primarily Democratic city, and the team’s visit to Trump’s White House felt like a betrayal to many. The gesture came across as a slap in the face. Seeing Mookie Betts at the event after he skipped the 2019 visit, confused people.
Mookie Betts did skip the visit in 2019. But this time, he showed up. He told the LA Times, “No matter what I choose, somebody is gonna be p***ed. Somebody is gonna have their own opinion. But again, this is not about me. This is not about politics. This is about the Dodgers. It’s about my loyalty to these boys, this clubhouse. And that’s all it is for me.”
But it was about politics the moment Trump opened his mouth.
This is a pattern. In the past, Trump has used events like this to attack the media, complain about Democrats, and avoid hard questions. Monday was no different.
And while he stood there talking about handshakes and cracking jokes, the U.S. economy kept sinking. His tariff policies are making things worse. Prices of food, cars, and everyday items have gone up.
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