Does Trump know ball? Is he afraid of Bad Bunny—or did MAGA just fumble the halftime show? This Super Bowl Sunday, Tommy sits down with journalist and sportswriter Pablo Torre to unpack how America’s once-sacred sports institutions have been overtaken by politics. The two dig into Trump’s long and messy relationship with the NFL, MAGA’s Bad Bunny boycott, and the rise of online sports gambling and prediction markets. CHECK OUT THESE DEALS FROM OUR SPONSORS SIMPLISAFE: https://www.simplisafe.com/CROOKED HELIX: https://www.helixsleep.com/crooked ZBIOTICS: https://www.zbiotics.com/CROOKED code: CROOKED WILD ALASKAN COMPANY: http://www.wildalaskan.com/CROOKED COOKUNITY: https://www.cookunity.com/crooked CODE: CROOKED AURA FRAMES: https://www.auraframes.com Code: CROOKED CHAPTERS 0:00 - Intro 2:38 - Does Donald Trump Know Ball? 5:44 - JD Vance Is Clueless About Sports 8:15 - Why is Donald Trump Dodging the Super Bowl? 11:38 - Is Trump Scared of Bad Bunny? 15:43 - Ad Break 1 19:02 - The History of NFL and Politics 21:51 - How Much Did The UFC Help Trump 27:40 - Trump’s Corrupt Relationship with FIFA 29:53 - Ad Break 2 32:44 - The Scourge of Sports Gambling 38:25 - How Kalshi and Polymarket are Turning Politics Into Gambling 46:56 - Ad Break 3 49:32 - Riley Gaines and The Republican Lie About Trans Sports 1:00:12 - Outro Join this channel to get access to perks like ad-free episodes and exclusive videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKRoXz3hHAu2XL_k3Ef4vJQ/join Subscribe to our channel! https://www.youtube.com/crookedmedia?sub_confirmation=1 Photos courtesy of AP Photo Archive Crooked believes that we need a better conversation about politics, culture, and the world around us—one that doesn’t just focus on what’s broken, but what we can do to fix it. At a time when it’s increasingly easy to feel cynical or hopeless, former Obama staffers Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, and Tommy Vietor have created a place where people can have sane conversations that inform, entertain, and inspire action. In 2017 they started Crooked with Pod Save America—a no-bullshit conversation about politics. Since then, we continue to add shows, voices, and opportunities for activism, because it’s up to all of us to do our part to build a better world. That’s it. End of mission. Learn more about Crooked at http://www.crooked.com Follow the pod on Twitter https://twitter.com/podsaveamerica Follow Crooked on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/CrookedMedia/ Follow Crooked on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/crookedmedia/