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Will A Rise In Pro-Trump Athletes Put An End to ‘Stick to Sports’?

Will A Rise In Pro-Trump Athletes Put An End to ‘Stick to Sports’?: a match against Mexican boxer Francisco Vargas this month, U.S. boxer Rod Salka donned shorts reading “America 1st” which had a brick wall design, obviously referencing President Trump’s desire to build a border wall between the U.S. and Mexico. This is one of the few instances we’ve seen of an athlete who’s clearly in support of Trump openly expressing his views. Since the “Stick the Sports” movement is greatly made up of Trump supporters, could a rise in pro-Trump athletes mean an end to the “Stick to Sports” narrative?

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