A Thumb on the Scale

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July 6, 2026

In the World Cup match between the US and Bosnia-Herzegovina, the
US team’s top scorer received a red card, Last Sunday, FIFA
announced Balogun would be allowed to play, Trump had called
FIFA’s president to intervene, There has been outrage over this
interference but Trump isn’t interested in a level playing field,
The episode represents the way Trump thinks about the rule of law
in the US, Trump and the Republicans have skewed the US economy
in favor of their supporters, History shows what happens when a
few wealthy men control the government, Theodore Roosevelt
demanded a square deal for the American people, Trump claims
those calling for government to keep the economic playing field
level are “communists,” Trump is looking to put his thumb on the
scale of the midterm elections and is demanding that Congress
pass his SAVE America Act, which they might just find a way to
do.

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