Earlier this week U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to force World Cup soccer games scheduled to take place at Gillette Stadium to move elsewhere . The pronouncement is a familiar flex from a president bent on governing like a strongman, but is also profoundly relatable.

First, there’s a geographical illiteracy common in an era when many people need smartphone map apps to drive to the corner store. In explaining the move, Trump also lobbed criticism at Boston’s mayor, Michelle Wu. But Gillette stadium is in Foxborough, about 30 minutes south of the city. That stadium is in Boston the same way the Ajax Community Centre is in Toronto. If Trump has a problem with Beantown or its mayor, maybe he should meddle with the Red Sox schedule.

Still, the threat is the latest example of Trum

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