But Trump has shattered all of the old conventions and restraints, and his slow, fist-pumping dance has become a staple celebration on NFL fields. President Donald Trump busts out his trademark dance on the campaign trail earlier this year. Donald Trump, then owner of the New Jersey Generals of the United States Football League, poses with head coach Walt Michaels and quarterback Doug Flutie at a press conference at Trump Tower on February 5th, 1985. Basically offering to throw the USFL under the bus if it meant he could get an NFL team. So the NFL was yet another strata of elite American society that refused to permit Donald Trump into its inner circle.

Source: The Irish Times November 15, 2025 12:32 UTC