Trump Commits ‘Idiot’ Sports Blunder In Abu Dhabi, Fans Say | EUROtoday

President Donald Trump on Friday requested if an under-construction soccer stadium in Queens, New York, could be out there 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 long 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 City FC crew of Major 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 realm properly. He stated the location was “where they used to fix the cars and a lot of other things got fixed there.”

Trump requested, “Will they be using that in the Olympics?”

Despite the obvious blunder, the official answered, “It will be available to be used.”

Trump later remarked that the World Cup 2026 and the Olympics within the U.S. had been approaching, which is probably the place his confusion started.

All the venues have been set for the World Cup throughout North America, and the Queens stadium wouldn’t be prepared anyway.

However, the president could not have been completely off the mark concerning 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. Games. (Olympic officers have but to announce different soccer stadiums apart from the Rose Bowl.)

The Olympic soccer event, together with the Paris Games final summer time, has typically used websites exterior the host metropolis for matches. The 1984 Los Angeles Olympics even used Harvard and the Naval Academy’s stadiums.

Still, Trump critics had a ball calling him out: