FIFA awards Trump the Peace Prize clearly created just for him

During the 2026 World Cup draw on Friday, FIFA awarded President Donald Trump his first “FIFA Peace Prize”: a gold medal and a large trophy that are by no means a consolation prize after he lost the Nobel Peace Prize earlier this year.

FIFA President Gianni Infantino praised Trump when presenting him with the award “in recognition of his exceptional and extraordinary actions to promote peace and unity around the world.”

A video played before Trump took the stage described him as “a dynamic leader who has engaged in diplomatic efforts that created opportunities for dialogue, de-escalation and stability, and who has championed the unifying power of soccer on the world stage.”

Earlier in the day, when reporters asked about the upcoming award, the president repeated a version of his misleading claim, saying he had solved “eight wars.”

Trump gave a brief acceptance speech after receiving the obsequious new FIFA award, calling it “one of the great honors” of his life before turning to selling tickets for the upcoming FIFA World Cup, which he said is progressing well.

“The numbers exceed any number,” observed the president.

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This year’s Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado. Trump claims that Machado called him afterward and told him that he accepted the award in Trump’s honor because he was the one who “really deserved it.”

Infantino and Trump are close allies. So close, even, that in July Infantino allowed Trump to keep the 24-carat gold-plated trophy from the Club World Cup, forcing FIFA to give away a replica of the tournament trophy. current winning team.

Trump’s acceptance of a peace prize coincides with growing furor over actions seen as a potential war crime by his administration during an attack on suspected drug traffickers in September.