Why I celebrated like Donald Trump against Jamaica — Ex-Chelsea star Pulisic opens up
The United States led by Mauricio Pochettino defeated Jamaica 4-2 in St Louis to advance to the semis of the Concacaf Nations League.
The hosts won 5-2 on aggregate and Christian Pulisic set them on their way with the opening goal of the game.
Pulisic celebrated his goal by moving his arms and hips similarly to Donald Trump's signature moves.
Christian Pulisic scored for the US men’s soccer team and broke out the Trump dance. We are so fucking back. pic.twitter.com/0ZHh2dAJX1
— Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) November 19, 2024
Trump, who has been elected the 47th president of the United States has been seen performing the same dance routines across different cities and states, with several fans popularising the dance on social media.
After the game, Pulisic revealed his reason for the celebration.
🕺🏼🇺🇸 Christian Pulisic hit the Donald Trump dance after scoring for USMNT overnight 🎶
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) November 19, 2024
“Why that? Well, I just thought it was funny!”, he says.
🔴⚫️ Pulisic also has 12 G/A in 15 games for AC Milan, doing great this season. pic.twitter.com/TVihAlnMGS
“Well obviously that is the Trump dance,” Pulisic said at his post-match interview.
“It was just a dance that everyone’s doing. He’s the one who created it. I just thought it was funny.”