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Trump Kept Gold Club World Cup Trophy for Himself So FIFA Had to Give the Winners a Replica (www.thedailybeast.com)

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Holy shit, he refused to give back the original trophy, stole a medal and then ruined the celebration. These are the hallmarks of a fricking 4 year old at someone else's birthday party!

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[–] nuko147@lemmy.world 12 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago)

It has a 24-carat gold-plated finish and is thought to have cost around $230,000 to make.

Now, imagine you go to a FIFA play without a ticket.

Edit: According to Trump, that was a present from FIFAs President Gianni Infantino.

The FIFA boss has been in Washington, D.C., 10 times since Donald Trump returned to office in January, in an attempt to woo the president. He has previously argued that proximity to the president is “absolutely crucial” to the success of the 2026 World Cup, which will be partly hosted in the U.S