Trump’s strongman image got boos at the US Open, and perhaps that was the point | NYGazet

The president’s appearance at the men’s final was met with pushback. But his visit was always about distraction, even if it exposed his flaws

It was just the authoritarian image Donald Trump hoped to project at the US Open: the president himself, looming from Arthur Ashe Stadium’s giant screens like Chairman Mao at Tiananmen Gate, as he stood at attention for the national anthem. But there... [7902 chars]