Donald Trump’s sporting dalliance

At the end of this week Donald Trump will officially become President of the United States.
Donald Trump’s sporting dalliance
Mon, 16 Jan, 2017 - 00:00
Michael Moynihan
Michael Moynihan
Michael Moynihan is an associate editor and columnist with the Irish Examiner. He is also a best-selling author and documentary maker.

Not a sentence anyone thought they’d be typing 12 months ago, or even 12 weeks ago, but it’s the truth. It’s also the truth Trump has all the charm of a drain blockage on a piggery, but that’s neither here nor there. It is what it is. We are where we are.

My reason for referring to the Orange here is simple: there has always been a sports edge to him.

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