Trump Botched The Easiest Photo Op Ever

About this episode

Catherine Rampell and Sarah Matthews discuss the viral White House photo op involving Donald Trump and the Georgia Bulldogs women's tennis team.

Catherine Rampell and Sarah Matthews take on the botched White House photo op that went viral. Donald Trump hosted the 2025 NCAA champion Georgia Bulldogs women’s tennis team—but puts them in the background and skips their handshake. They break down the optics, the politics, and what it reveals about the “women’s sports” talking point. Tickets for our Bulwark Live shows in San Diego and LA in May: https://thebulwark.com/events

People in this episode

Guests: Catherine Rampell, Sarah Matthews

Topics covered

• photo op
• politics
• women's sports
• Donald Trump
• NCAA
• optics

Keywords

• Trump
• photo op
• Georgia Bulldogs
• women's sports
• politics
• NCAA
• optics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Georgia Bulldogs, White House

Books & works: women’s sports

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