The latest installment in the media’s attempt to portray President Trump as ruining the ongoing World Cup took place on Wednesday’s Amanpour and Company on PBS. During one segment, host Christiane Amanpour and author Simon Kuper tried to suggest that Trump is the reason why Cape Verde goalkeeper Josimar “Vozinha” Dias’s mother has not been able to acquire a visa, but there are compelling reasons to believe that is not true.
Before that, Amanpour listed some other on-field stories she thought were worthy of mentioning, “What matches have stood out for you? You just mentioned the three who’ve just really done unbelievably. What about lesser-knowns? Like, I think Bosnia held their opponents to a draw. Iran held their opponents to a draw. I mean, they’re not lesser known, but they’re less high-ranked. And Cape Verde, tell me about that goalie. It’s an incredible story.”
CNN/PBS’s Christiane Amanpour and author Simon Kuper do some World Cup-immigration conspiracy theorizing. Amanpour notes that the State Department is trying to get Cape Verde’s goalkeeper a visa, “Was she not allowed before?” Kuper says “I think Cape Verde is one of those… pic.twitter.com/2ngABj0kTw
— Alex Christy (@alexchristy17) June 18, 2026
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