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briantylercohenonThreads8d ago
"And then there’s the irony of all ironies: Trump pulled strings to reverse the red card suspension for Balogun, who is a birthright citizen. Balogun only qualified for the US team, becoming its top scorer, because of the 14th amendment, which Trump has been working overtime to destroy. Let the record show that this is probably the first time Trump has advocated for an immigrant’s rights."
https://plus.briantylercohen.com/p/with-one-phone-call-trumps-main-character
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Analysis Summary
Trump personally called FIFA president Infantino to get US striker Folarin Balogun's red card suspension overturned, and it worked — confirmed by NBC, Guardian, Al Jazeera, and others. Cohen points out the irony: Balogun is only a US citizen because of the 14th Amendment's birthright citizenship clause, which Trump has been trying to end via executive order. The commentary framing is partisan but the underlying facts check out. One nuance the post glosses over: Balogun isn't technically an immigrant — he's a US-born citizen — so the 'first time Trump advocated for an immigrant' line is rhetorical rather than literal.
Claims Analysis (5)
“Trump pulled strings to reverse the red card suspension for Balogun”
Multiple outlets including NBC, Guardian, Yahoo, Al Jazeera, and SI confirm Trump personally lobbied FIFA president Infantino to overturn Balogun's suspension.
“Balogun is a birthright citizen who qualified for the US team because of the 14th amendment”
Folarin Balogun was born in New York to Nigerian parents, making him a US citizen under the 14th Amendment's birthright citizenship clause.
“Balogun is Team USA's top scorer”
Multiple outlets refer to Balogun as USMNT's top scorer at the 2026 World Cup.
“Trump has been working overtime to destroy the 14th amendment”
Trump has issued executive orders and pushed policy attempts to end birthright citizenship, though characterized in polemical terms.
“This is probably the first time Trump has advocated for an immigrant's rights”
Rhetorical characterization. Balogun is a US citizen, not an immigrant, so the framing is polemical but the underlying irony about birthright citizenship is real.
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