Donald Trump is the presumptive Republican nominee for President of the United States.
That status will become official during the party’s nominating convention in Cleveland later this summer unless party elders and delegates decide to pull a coup.
On a completely unrelated note, the city of Cleveland is basking in the glory of its first professional championship in over a half century after the Cavaliers and LeBron James won the NBA Finals over the weekend.
As popular as any professional athlete in the United States, James himself could probably be elected Cleveland’s Mayor without any of us giving it a second thought.
Though, Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert upped the ante a tad following his team’s amazing run to the title.
“I said (to James) you know the Republican convention is tearing up the arena, you should insert yourself in now,” Gilbert told Cleveland.com. “Maybe they want another candidate now.”
Gilbert then paused for a second realizing you have to be 35 years old to run for president.
Of course, the owner was joking when making this comment. It came immediately after the Cavaliers pulled off a historical comeback against the Golden State Warriors after trailing the Finals three games to one.
Based on the polls we’re seeing regarding Trump’s popularity in the United States, we think someone should run another comparing him to James as a potential Republican nominee for president. We can pretty much conclude the star NBA player would be more popular than his “political counterpart” in this hypothetical scenario.
In all seriousness, what James was able to accomplish this past season has earned him a ton more respect from the sports world. His popularity in Cleveland, never really in question outside of his decision to bolt for Miami years back, is now also at an all-time high.
This comes right as the Republican establishment meets in Cleveland to select who it will support against Hillary Clinton in the general election.
If there’s a coup, we say burn the whole thing down and insert James as the nominee. Heck, maybe he can choose Kyrie Irving as his running mate.