Comparison:
During his first term, Mr. Trump functioned less as a coach calling plays and more as a cantankerous owner demanding that his team throw out the entire playbook in the fourth quarter.
Catie Edmondson anticipating some repeat behavior from the former and future President of the United States dives deep into a football team's interworking to discover a parallel to some behavior from 2016-2020. Since many sports metaphors try to stay on the field or court, does this reaching into ownership ranks work for you or not?

Context:
During his first term, Mr. Trump functioned less as a coach calling plays and more as a cantankerous owner demanding that his team throw out the entire playbook in the fourth quarter. In 2018, he threatened to veto a spending bill passed by a Republican-controlled Congress, only to relent. Months later, he threatened to veto an immigration bill backed by the speaker at the time, Paul D. Ryan, only to have his aides walk the comments back.
Citation:
Edmondson, Catie. “A Major Challenge for Trump’s Agenda: A Mercurial Coach Calling the Plays.“ New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025. Web.
(Image by Lee Aigue, base image courtesy of Bing Jan. 2025.)
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