About 30 minutes into Friday’s World Cup draw at the Kennedy Center, a landmark that Donald Trump would like to rename for himself, the president was called on stage to receive an award from FIFA chief Gianni Infantino.
The so-called FIFA Peace Prize didn’t exist five weeks ago. And when Infantino created it, there were never any candidates for the award beyond Trump, who has campaigned hard but unsuccessfully for a Nobel Peace Prize. That made Friday’s presentation feel awkward and uncomfortable for just about everyone other than Infantino and Trump.
“You definitely deserve the first FIFA Peace Prize for your action, for what you have obtained in your way,” Infantino said as Trump grabbed his medal and draped it around his own neck.