La presidency of Donald Trump comes to an end. It has been four years of the mandate of one of the most controversial figures in the United States and with it a sports war with the main leagues in the country, which have stayed away from the White House.
Since 2017, the battle between the NBA, MLS, MLB, NFL, and the national teams with Trump caused half of the champion teams in this period to refuse to carry out the traditional celebration with the president, having their exceptions such as the Patriots, Nationals, Clemson of the NCAA, Pittsburgh Penguins and the St. Louis Blues of the NHL.
Athletes’ discontent with Trump’s policies triggered a series of fights with the president, with the Warriors as the first to refuse to see him celebrate his crown in 2017. They were followed by the NFL’s Eagles and Chiefs. NBA Raptors and the United States Women’s national team after France 2019 in addition to several NCAA teams.
After these four years, reconciliation with the sport and the US government could come thanks to the countless expressions of support from the main athletes for the candidacy of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, among which LeBron James and Megan Rapinoe stood out.
Although it is just the beginning of Biden’s presidency, his first sports festivities could come with the Lakers and Dodgers who are the most recent champions of the leagues and who did not have the opportunity to celebrate in the White House.
