Belgium players mock Trump with his own dance before ending US run: ‘He’s gonna be so mad’

Systemic Error Podcast · Aug 11, 2026 · 2m

When Power Reaches the RefereeThe SetupThe source reports a U.S. loss to Belgium, Belgian players mocking Donald Trump with his own dance, and a penalty decision that was first issued against U.S. player Folarin Balogun and then overturned after Trump and his inner circle intervened. That is the basic sequence. The louder part of the story is the dance; the more important part is the reversal.Who Actually Held PowerThe real institutional power in this account sits with the people who could move a penalty ruling by applying political pressure. Trump did not have to score a goal or even hold a…