If you haven’t yet come to terms with this month’s catastrophic election results, you may currently be using sports as an escape hatch. This, of course, has always been one of sports’ primary utilities: Whatever your worries and stresses, you can lose yourself in a silly game for a few hours and forget the real world for a while.

Soccer star Christian Pulisic, UFC champ Jon Jones, and several NFL players have brought the president-elect's viral dance to the sports world.

The mild hip gyrations paired with slightly flailing, alternating arm punches were subtle but unmistakable: It was the “Trump dance,” the swaying moves President-elect Donald Trump made a signature at his rallies, usually while “YMCA” blared.

The NFL does not plan to crack down the "Trump Dance" and in fact has "no issue" with its players incorporating the dance into their on-field celebrations.

The “Trump dance” celebration has been sweeping both the NFL and college football after former President Donald Trump’s win in the 2024 election. The 78-year old Trump has become well-known for his signature dance move,

Former NFL quarterback Brett Favre said players performing President-elect Donald Trump's dance on the field should not worry about the league asking them to stop.

Trump. After athletes from all manner of sports—a mixed martial arts champion, a golfer, many American football players and a soccer star—were filmed grooving like Trump, it felt like the entirety of America’s athletics was thrust into the center of a fevered debate about what constitutes off-limits political messaging on the field,