President Donald Trump was a little too eager to keep the FIFA World Cup trophy to himself after being allowed to hold it in the White House.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino presented Trump with the trophy during an Oval Office press conference Friday, where the two also announced that the draw for the 2026 World Cup—to be jointly hosted by the United States, Canada, and Mexico—will take place on December 5.
Infantino said:
“It is the trophy that the winner of the FIFA World Cup wins. Only the FIFA president, presidents of countries and then those who win can touch it, because this is for winners only. And since you are a winner, of course, you can touch it. It’s pretty heavy.”
Trump then made the most Trumpian request:
"Can I keep it? We're not giving it back. It goes very well on the wall right over there. We’ll put it right below the angels [decorations]."
Infantino replied:
“It fits well here, I think — until we have to give it to the next winners.”
Trump then added:
"That's fine. It's beautiful. That's a beautiful piece of gold, I will say."
You can watch what happened in the video below.
The cringe was real.
This the second time Trump has tried to claim a FIFA trophy all for himself in the last few weeks.
He was widely mocked earlier this summer after positioning himself front and center during Chelsea’s trophy lift at the FIFA Club World Cup final. The event, held at a sold-out MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, saw him greeted by loud boos from the crowd—boos that only intensified as he refused to leave the stage, instead lingering and openly basking in the attention.
Trump, who stood next to Infantino to present the trophy, awards, and runners-up medals, chose to remain in the spotlight, standing squarely in front of the cameras, even as Infantino stepped back, as Chelsea captain Reece James lifted the Club World Cup trophy and the team celebrated around him—drawing further criticism for appearing to upstage the moment.
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