California Democratic Party Posts That Viewers Who Voted Against Immigration Should Not Watch World Cup

The California Democratic Party posted on social media Thursday that viewers are not allowed to watch the World Cup if they have ever voted against immigration. U.S. men’s national team opens its 2026 FIFA World Cup campaign.

The United States is co-hosting the tournament with Canada and Mexico. U.S. soil.

M. ET at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. The group also includes Australia and Turkey. The last time the United States hosted the FIFA Men’s World Cup was 1994.

California Republican Party Communications Manager Francisco Bedoya responded that the World Cup is a beautiful event that brings people together from around the world and should have nothing to do with politics. He added that rather than trolling on social media, Democrats should put their phones down, touch some grass, and enjoy the historic World Cup, and that if Democrats want to make it political and continue to divide Americans, Republicans are here to call out their hypocrisy.

An X user wrote that every one of those other countries has its own immigration policy where you cannot just cross the border, calling the hypocrisy crazy.

Another user asked why the post was made and said they did not understand the logic. Fox News reported the original post and the reactions that followed.