shoehorn

(literally) To use a shoehorn.

(transitive, figuratively) To force (something) into (a tight space); to squeeze (something) into (a schedule, etc); to exert great effort to insert or include (something); to include (something) despite potent reasons not to.

(transitive, figuratively) To force some current event into alignment with some (usually unconnected) agenda, especially when it is fallacious.