"Trump Dance" takes over sports

Catch up quick: The moves are inspired by a dance Trump has been doing at his rallies for years — pumping his fists and shaking his hips.

Driving the news: In the NFL, Raiders tight end Brock Bowers, Titans wide receiver Calvin Ridley and Lions defensive end Za’Darius Smith, among others, celebrated big plays with the “Trump Dance” recently.

• College football players are doing it too, AP reports.
• Christian Pulisic of the U.S. mens national soccer team imitated the moves to celebrate a goal on Monday.
• And current UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones did it during a fight on Saturday, with Trump in attendance.
• Golfer Charley Hull also did the dance during a Sunday match.

Zoom out: The dance has taken on a life of its own, with some athletes saying it’s not meant to make a statement.

• “It’s not a political dance. It was just for fun,” Pulisic said after his game, noting that he had seen "everyone doing it yesterday in the NFL" and Jones doing it in UFC.
• “I saw it and thought it was cool,” Bowers said.

The bottom line: It’s a new MAGA era, and Trumpism is making its way into pop culture in ways that it didn’t the first time he was in office.