"LeBron James goes on there for over an hour on the very network where the dude he confronted in public also is the highest-paid guy on the network. All of it feels fake to me.”
Baseball fans aiming to tune in and watch their favorite team strive for their first win of the new campaign were unsuccessful in their efforts, displaying an era reading, “We had some trouble loading the game, please try again later.”
Douthat’s opinion-writing background, which I once viewed as a liability, actually helped him here. He thinks about big questions for a living. Therefore, he knew where to push Trump beyond the usual talking points.
"I get to talk about sports on a daily basis. I haven't lost the fandom for these teams. This is what I want to do, be as successful as possible. And do it for as long as I possibly can."