{"id":2609218,"date":"2026-06-01T17:24:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T21:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/america-haters-attempt-to-snare-us-soccer-star-in-racism-scandal-ahead-of-world-cup\/"},"modified":"2026-06-01T17:27:01","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T21:27:01","slug":"america-haters-attempt-to-snare-us-soccer-star-in-racism-scandal-ahead-of-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/america-haters-attempt-to-snare-us-soccer-star-in-racism-scandal-ahead-of-world-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"America Haters Attempt to Snare US Soccer Star in Racism Scandal Ahead of World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Famerica-haters-attempt-to-snare-us-soccer-star-in-racism-scandal-ahead-of-world-cup%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2609218&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Following a brief <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ilhan-omar-booed-by-hometown-crowd-at-somali-week-concert\/\" title=\"Ilhan Omar Booed by Hometown Crowd at \u2018Somali Week\u2019 Concert\">video moment<\/a> after the U.S. men\u2019s national soccer team beat Senegal 3-2, Christian pulisic becomes the target of online claims of racism. The controversy centers on him congratulating a Senegalese player and then appearing to wipe his hand on his shorts; users on X speculate about \u201ccoincidence or something more.\u201d  <\/p>\n<p>the article also references earlier internet reaction to Pulisic, including him doing a dance associated with former President Donald Trump, and argues that liberals are unfairly targeting him while dismissing the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >current hand-wiping issue<\/a> as trivial.It concludes that any display of wiping is normal for athletes due to sweat and hopes the matter is forgotten before the U.S. team\u2019s next World Cup match.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Imagine how miserable American liberals must feel that they despise everything good about their own country.<\/p>\n<p>Likewise, imagine how little true racism exists in 21st-century America that liberals feel compelled to invent it.<\/p>\n<p>In an innocuous moment captured on camera after the U.S. Men\u2019s National Soccer Team\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/soccer\/match\/_\/gameId\/762592\/senegal-united-states\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">3-2 victory<\/a> over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fifa.com\/en\/tournaments\/mens\/worldcup\/canadamexicousa2026\/articles\/match-schedule-fixtures-results-teams-stadiums\">World Cup<\/a>-bound Senegal on Sunday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/mexico-fans-hurl-objects-american-players-fans-us-wins-title-dominant-fashion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Christian Pulisic<\/a>, a white U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/swedish-soccer-star-slams-lebron-james-stop-preaching-politics-do-what-youre-good-at\/\" title=\"Swedish Soccer Star Slams LeBron James: Stop Preaching Politics, \u2018Do What You\u2019re Good At\u2019\">soccer star<\/a>, incurred the wrath of the ever-vigilant online mob when he appeared to congratulate a black Senegalese player and then subtly wiped his hand on his shorts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCoincidence or something more?\u201d one user wrote on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platform<\/a> X.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83d\ude33 This moment involving Pulisic is already sparking reactions online.<\/p>\n<p>After hugging a Senegal player, he appeared to wipe his hands on his shorts.<\/p>\n<p>Coincidence or something more? \ud83e\udd14 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SFDPshA13u\">pic.twitter.com\/SFDPshA13u<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 MatchGoal Central (@MatchGoaal) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MatchGoaal\/status\/2061490150236942455?\">June 1, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Others also tried to make a mountain out of a molehill.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"es\">Lo de que Pulisic le de la mano a un jugador de Senegal y luego se limpie en el pantal\u00f3n qu\u00e9 cojones es? \u2620\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>Estoy llorando macho, vaya Mundial nos espera. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aedCdM7isB\">https:\/\/t.co\/aedCdM7isB<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/b5DKkop40J\">https:\/\/t.co\/b5DKkop40J<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 A\u029f\u0299\u1d07\u0280\u1d1bo (@AlberrtoRM2) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AlberrtoRM2\/status\/2061485109937610837?\">June 1, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  \u201cWhat the hell is that thing where Pulisic shakes hands with a Senegal player and then wipes his hand on his pants?\u201d one user wrote, according to an X translation.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"fr\">Regardez comment Pulisic s\u2019essuie discr\u00e8tement la main apr\u00e8s avoir salu\u00e9 Cr\u00e9pin Diatta. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9fRIh0Z5W6\">pic.twitter.com\/9fRIh0Z5W6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jamais la victime (@Gbizyzre) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Gbizyzre\/status\/2061480815398097354?\">June 1, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cLook at how Pulisic discreetly wipes his hand after greeting Cr\u00e9pin Diatta,\u201d another wrote, according to an X translation.<\/p>\n<p>Amid slimy insinuations, at least one X user said it directly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[N]ot really a stretch to call pulisic a racist considering he\u2019s a trump supporter lol,\u201d the user wrote.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">not really a stretch to call pulisic a racist considering he\u2019s a trump supporter lol <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ffw1qxrLIn\">https:\/\/t.co\/ffw1qxrLIn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \ud835\udc24\ud835\udc22\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc2b\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc27 (@clkmotsmlvlle) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/clkmotsmlvlle\/status\/2061495691516547300?\">June 1, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In November 2024, shortly after President Donald Trump\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-trump-sends-message-to-democrats-and-rino-republicans-thousands-pouring-into-dc-wont-stand-for-stolen-election\/\" title=\"President Trump Sends Message to Democrats and RINO Republicans: \u2018Thousands Pouring Into DC Won\u2019t Stand for Stolen Election\u2019\">landslide election victory<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/network-unable-hide-top-us-soccer-players-trump-celebration-incredible-goal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pulisic<\/a> scored a goal in a match against Jamaica and then performed his version of Trump\u2019s signature dance.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">USMNT Captain Christian Pulisic scored and immediately did the Trump dance \ud83d\udd7a <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jMyfvE8T3J\">pic.twitter.com\/jMyfvE8T3J<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jon Root (@JonnyRoot_) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JonnyRoot_\/status\/1858686073876160515?\">November 19, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Of course, in those days, when Trump appeared to have captured the culture, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/culture-shifting-top-athletes-show-off-trumps-dance-millions-fans-proving-media-cant-touch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">many athletes<\/a> did likewise.<\/p>\n<p>Still, it seems that ever-grumpy liberals have not forgiven Pulisic for that expression of joy.<\/p>\n<p>Even by liberals\u2019 standards, however, this hand-wiping controversy is beyond trivial.<\/p>\n<p>For one thing, Pulisic did not merely shake the Senegalese player\u2019s hand. The American star also patted his opponent on the back.<\/p>\n<p>Thus, any sane person \u2014 i.e. one who does not see the world through the lens of skin color \u2014 could understand why Pulisic would need to wipe his hand \u2014 athletes tend to sweat during soccer matches.<\/p>\n<p>In modern America, where so little racism exists, liberals somehow purport to find it everywhere. They might even <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/bombshell-indictment-leftist-splc-secretly-funneled-3-million-members-white-supremacist-extremist-groups\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pay to create<\/a> the appearance of racism. 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