In an email obtained by pro tennis Substacker Ben Rothenberg, US Tennis Association leadership asked broadcasters to do whatever they can to make sure that viewers at home don’t hear convicted felon President Trump getting booed or otherwise abused by the crowd as he attends during Sunday’s US Open men’s final between Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz in Queens.
“With respect to Broadcast Coverage, the President will be shown on the World Feed and the Ashe Court Feed during the opening anthem ceremony. We ask all broadcasters to refrain from showcasing any disruptions or reactions in response to the President’s attendance in any capacity, including ENG [Electronic News Gathering] coverage,” wrote the USTA’s leadership. The plan is to show the Orange God Emperor during the National Anthem, “stagecraft” that Rothenberg speculates is part of an “effective” plan to “insulate” the fat bastard from getting booed audibly.
Rothenberg then notes that a list of “talking points and additional facts regarding the President’s visit” attached to the email contains only one “talking point,” that “President Trump is planning to watch the US Open Men’s Singles Final from a suite as a sponsor guest.” Per Rothenberg that sponsor is Swiss luxury watchmaker Rolex, who are trying to curry favor with the fat fuck and get a tariff carveout on their status symbol timepieces. “Though Trump being shown on the large video screens around Ashe would make for the most obvious occasion for booing or other dissent to erupt, US Open attendees are also capable of chanting or booing in protest of Trump at other times of the match, which may be unavoidable for broadcasters to successfully censor if they cause any significant disruption to the match,” Rothenberg writes about the likely futility of the directive.