Deeply unsettling American moment provides inescapable backdrop to Ryder Cup

The kind of nativist patriotism the President foments will almost certainly pour out of the galleries towards visiting players.

President Donald Trump speaks in New York on Tuesday.

The chairman of the President's Council on Sports, Fitness and Nutrition used his welcome address in the White House to speak passionately about tackling “a health epidemic” by getting America’s youth moving again.

One small problem: the America of 2025 is a place where movement feels more restricted with each passing day.