The way they looked, you figured hell would have been a cooler place to be. Select members of Juventus, the prestigious Italian football club, stood behind President Donald Trump for 16 cringeworthy minutes Wednesday at the White House, transforming from visitors to sideshow props.
Wearing white hooded sweatshirts and standing next to FIFA and team officials in dark suits, the players tried to maintain good posture and stoic expressions while Trump sat at the Resolute Desk. But the discomfort took over. They fidgeted. They rolled their eyes. They looked away. Trump was in full bluster, and they could not escape.