November 19, 2024 9:24 AM ET
Oh, how sweet it is!
Christian Pulisic, the U.S. men’s soccer superstar known as “Captain America,” landed a goal Monday night and then put himself in the dance craze that is absolutely dominating sports at the moment. (RELATED: Several ‘Trump Dance’ Celebrations Break Out Across NFL, And Damn, I Love Living In This America)
Squaring off in the Concacaf Nations League against Jamaica, it didn’t take Pulisic long at all to put the United States in the lead. Captain America knocked a cheeky little flick over Jamaica’s goalie to put the ball into the net for the Americans’ first goal of the match.
In an outright glorious celebration, Pulisic ran over to the corner of the pitch, and when we got there, he broke out in a “Trump dance” — the popular dance that President-elect Donald Trump is consistently seen doing at his rallies.
WATCH:
USMNT Captain Christian Pulisic scored and immediately did the Trump dance 🕺 pic.twitter.com/jMyfvE8T3J
— Jon Root (@JonnyRoot_) November 19, 2024
And the best part: He straight up admitted that it was the Trump dance.
This is what Pulisic had to say about the Trump dance celebration:
“I thought it was a pretty fun dance. Obviously, that’s the ‘Trump Dance’ but it was just a dance that everyone was doing. He’s the one who created it, and I thought it was funny.
It’s not a political dance. It…
— Tactical Manager (@ManagerTactical) November 19, 2024
Who knew that we would eventually get to this point in culture where we have athletes left and right breaking out in a Trump dance?
Ya gotta love it!