TKC Told You So: Everybody Blaming MAGA For World Cup FAIL

In KC . . . The numbers were phony, the expectations were unreasonable and nothing could satisfy years of hype . . . 

Nevertheless . . . Going into midterms . . . Progressives are happy to pile on one more complaint against the White House . . . Check-it: 

President Trump's restrictive immigration policies are already impacting this year's 2026 FIFA World Cup.

At least one referee from Somalia and one Iraqi team staff member were denied entry at U.S. airports in recent days, and dozens of fans from countries such as Morocco have been denied travel visas, despite being ticket holders.

"I view the 2026 World Cup as a massive paradox," said Jules Boykoff, a professor and the author of Red Card: The 2026 World Cup, Sportswashing and the FIFA Greed Machine. "On one hand, it has more teams than ever participating. On the other hand, because of the policies of the Trump administration, it looks more like a World Cup of exclusion than inclusion."

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A warm World Cup welcome? U.S. immigration policies have chilling effect