Overview

• President Donald Trump invited Juventus to the Oval Office and asked whether a woman could make the men’s squad, referencing his February executive order banning transgender athletes from women’s sports.
• Juventus general manager Damien Comolli highlighted the club’s reigning Serie A women’s team, but Trump pressed that transgender athletes belong only in female competitions.
• Players including Timothy Weah and Weston McKennie later described the political detour as “weird” and said they had no choice but to attend the unexpected meeting.
• Earlier that day, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a Tennessee law barring gender-affirming care for minors, further illustrating the administration’s stance on transgender rights.
• Juventus rebounded on the field by defeating Al Ain 5-0 in their Club World Cup opener just hours after the awkward Oval Office appearance.