Make the Monoculture Great Again
Make the Monoculture Great Again  
Podcast: The Playbook Podcast
Published On: Fri Feb 06 2026
Description: The Winter Olympics are set to get underway this weekend — amid the backdrop of President Donald Trump’s first year of his second term. Though he won’t be attending the event himself, Trump’s repeated forays into foreign policy have amplified tensions between the U.S. and some of the countries whom American athletes will be competing against. VP JD Vance is on the ground leading the U.S. delegation in Italy for the opening ceremonies. Then on Sunday, the Super Bowl has taken on its own political storylines. Playbook’s Adam Wren and national politics reporter Alec Hernández discuss the impact Trump has on these two monolithic events.