President Donald Trump on Friday requested if an under-construction soccer stadium in Queens, New York, can be accessible for the Los Angeles Olympics in 2028, kicking up a spherical of mockery on social media. (Watch the video beneath.)
“That’s going to be a hella lengthy commute from L.A.,” one observer snarked.
“He’s such an idiot!” wrote one other.
At a cease in Abu Dhabi, an official confirmed the president a rendering of Etihad Park for the New York Metropolis FC staff of Main League Soccer. (Etihad Airways is the nationwide airline of the United Arab Emirates.)
Trump famous that he grew up in Queens and is aware of the world nicely. He mentioned the positioning was “the place they used to repair the automobiles and quite a lot of different issues received fastened there.”
Trump requested, “Will they be utilizing that within the Olympics?”
Regardless of the obvious blunder, the official answered, “It will likely be accessible for use.”
Trump later remarked that the World Cup 2026 and the Olympics within the U.S. had been approaching, which is maybe the place his confusion started.
All of the venues have been set for the World Cup across North America, and the Queens stadium wouldn’t be prepared anyway.
Nonetheless, the president could not have been completely off the mark relating to the Olympics.
Etihad Park is predicted to be operational for the 2027 Major League Soccer season, so it might conceivably (although extremely unlikely) be used for the L.A. Video games. (Olympic officers have yet to announce other soccer stadiums apart from the Rose Bowl.)
The Olympic soccer event, together with the Paris Video games final summer season, has usually used websites exterior the host metropolis for matches. The 1984 Los Angeles Olympics even used Harvard and the Naval Academy’s stadiums.
Nonetheless, Trump critics had a ball calling him out:
