Trump Curse Strikes Again After President’s World Cup Final Favorite Argentina Loses To Spain

Speculation is rife that nan “Trump curse” is back aft President Donald Trump backed Argentina complete Spain successful nan World Cup final.

Trump threw his weight down Argentina up of nan last successful New Jersey, telling Fox’s Jenny Taft successful a pre-recorded question and reply that “it’s difficult to stake against Messi.”

“I knew you were going to ask. I thought astir it a lot,” Trump told Taft. “I dislike to get involved, even though politically it doesn’t matter truthful much. The caput of Argentina is simply a friend of mine. He’s done a terrific job. But I would opportunity that it’s difficult to stake against Messi.”

Following the South American side’s 1-0 conclusion against Spain – during which Argentina grounded to registry a azygous changeable connected target and had midfielder Enzo Fernandez sent disconnected – social media was alight pinch fans speculating that nan “Trump curse” was back.

“EVERYTHING Trump touches dies,” quipped nan Republicans Against Trump X account, sharing a clip of nan president’s comments.

Trump’s involution successful sporting events is not ever a invited 1 astatine nan games he attends aliases for nan teams he backs.

After nan president revealed he stepped successful to get USA striker Folarin Balogun’s reddish paper overturned truthful he could play successful nan past 16 against Belgium, nan squad collapsed retired of nan tournament, losing 4 - 1.

“Overturn this,” nan triumphant Belgium squad responded connected societal media.

In June, erstwhile Trump went to Madison Square Garden to watch nan New York Knicks play Game 3 of nan NBA Finals against nan San Antonio Spurs, nan curse reared its caput again.

Trump’s attendance collapsed nan Knicks’ 13-game playoff winning streak.

“He’s a curse to each squad that he picks,” a Knicks instrumentality told Variety outside of nan stadium aft nan defeat. “He picked nan Chiefs to win. They lost. He went to a Mets game. They lost. He went to nan Knicks game, picked them to win. We lost.”

Still, aft nan Knicks went connected to clinch nan NBA title connected June 13, immoderate fans declared nan Trump curse was broken.

There was much grounds of an evident curse aft Trump attended a Washington Commanders crippled successful November 2025, which saw nan squad defeated by nan Detroit Lions 44-22.

To observe a touchdown, Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown did nan “Trump dance,” which supporters claimed came backmost to wound him — nan squad collapsed successful nan season, losing 5 of their past 8 games, and missed nan playoffs. Former NFL prima Kenny Stills posted a meme of nan creation connected societal media, simply responding, “Trump curse.”

And it isn’t only sports connected which nan Trump curse leaves its mark. “Trump has an almost supernatural knack for taking situations that are perfectly manageable and transforming them into catastrophes,” The Independent’s Holly Baxter wrote, giving nan illustration of nan Great American State Fair, which suffered crowd chaos and logistical failures.

There was besides nan president’s $16 cardinal refurbishment of nan Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, which has succumbed to algae blooms and a damaged bottommost aboveground pursuing a overgarment job, which Trump has blamed connected “deranged vandals.”