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Fifa awards Trump its first ever 'peace prize' (www.middleeasteye.net)

submitted 2 weeks ago by geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml to c/nottheonion@lemmy.ml

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Fifa had pledged an apolitical event, but this was anything but.

On a snowy Friday at the prestigious John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC, the football federation, in conjunction with the Trump administration, brought together celebrities, delegates from around the world, and almost the entirety of the president's cabinet and family to watch the draw for the 2026 Fifa World Cup Finals.

The event was custom-made for US President Donald Trump.

"Mr. President... you definitely deserve the first Fifa Peace Prize for your action, for what you have obtained in your way, but you obtain it in an incredible way, and you can always count, Mr President, [on] my support and the support of the entire football community or soccer community to help you make peace and make the world prosper," Fifa boss Gianni Infantino said, as he awarded Trump a gold medal, a certificate, and a gold trophy far bigger than the World Cup itself.

His remarks followed a video montage of Trump's meeting with world leaders, praising him for - as he always puts it - "ending eight wars".

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[–] SwingingTheLamp@midwest.social 22 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

And just like that, MAGA loves participation trophies.

[–] Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago

I feel like they've always loved them. They just don't like it when "others" get them, too.

[–] Iamsqueegee@sh.itjust.works 15 points 2 weeks ago

Known human rights violators award prize to human rights violator.

[–] Archangel1313@lemmy.ca 13 points 2 weeks ago

Look at how happy the dumb fuck is. He doesn't even realize it's fake.

[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 11 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Trump isn't the idiot here

FIFA, the US news media, the US government (all of them), US professionals, the American public, generally the world (those closer to the US more so than the others) are all idiots for looking at all this and doing either as little as possible or nothing about it all.

Any other political leader had done this and they would have been laughed out of office.

Trump does it and we all just stand around and accept it as another normal day in the US.

[–] crazycraw@crazypeople.online 7 points 2 weeks ago

the man staged an insurrection and was barely inconvenienced over it. you think this nothing burger is gonna stick?

i mean there's a list of shit he's done and this is in the like bottom 500s at best.

[–] FluidBeef@quokk.au 9 points 2 weeks ago

Man, I can’t believe the totally above-board organisation FIFA would align themselves with someone so corrupt.

[–] UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 weeks ago

Clown country

[–] Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

Not to be outdone, the IOC will be awarding Trump with its first Medal of Physics award.

[–] notsosure@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 weeks ago

Grab em by the pussy.

[–] fckreddit@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 weeks ago

What a bunch of infantile sociopaths.

[–] SpicyLizards@reddthat.com 1 points 2 weeks ago

It's the First Annual Montgomery Burns ... Award for Oustanding Achievement in ...The Field of Excellence!