It’s not normal for politicians to be greeted rapturously by sports fans unless they just adroitly handled some crisis or won a major war. But here’s Trump at the Clemson–South Carolina game, walking onto the field to loud cheers:

http://x.com/bennyjohnson/status/1728606867000328223?s=20

He continues to be less a politician than a political and cultural phenomenon. Maybe he can still be tripped up in Iowa, but this, in a nutshell, is why he’s been so hard to run against.