Opinion

MAGA Thought It Spoke for America. This Weekend Proved Otherwise.

A series of high-profile moments over the weekend laid bare the gap between MAGA’s self-image and reality. Booed at the Winter Olympics, outmatched during the Super Bowl, undermined by polling, and embarrassed by athlete backlash, the movement confronted evidence that its base is smaller, its cultural reach weaker, and its global standing poorer than it insists.

From boos on a global stage to cultural irrelevance at home, a brutal weekend punctured MAGA’s claim to speak for America.

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