FIFA President Gianni Infantino presents FIFA Peace Prize to President Trump
President Trump was the star of the show this morning at the Kennedy Center, home to the 2026 FIFA World Cup Draw, where he was awarded the FIFA Peace Prize after being snubbed by the Nobel Committee earlier this year.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino announced the winner before the draw, welcoming President Trump to the stage as “the very first winner of the FIFA Peace Prize, the 45th and 47th President of the United States of America, Mr. Donald J. Trump.”
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Infantino and Trump then delivered remarks as the President accepted the award for a “distinguished individual, who exemplifies an unwavering commitment to advancing peace and unity throughout the world through their notable leadership and action,” Infantino said.
President Trump described the award as “Truly one of the great honors of my life” and thanked his family and First Lady Melania Trump for their support.
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Trump: Thank you very much. This is truly one of the great honors of my life, and beyond awards— Gianni and I were discussing this, we saved millions and millions of lives. The Congo, as an example, over 10 million people killed, and it was heading for another 10 million very quickly. And it just, you know, the fact that we could do that, India, Pakistan, so many different wars that we’re able to end, in some cases, a little bit before they started, just right before they started. It was going to be late, but we got them done, and it’s such an honor to be with Gianni. I’ve known Gianni for so long. He’s done such an incredible job, and I have to tell you, you set new records on ticket sales. And not to bring that up, because we don’t want to bring a thing like that up right now, but it’s an awfully nice tribute to you and to the game of football, or as we call it, soccer. But football, and that is an amazing thing, the numbers are beyond any numbers that anybody, even beyond what Gianni thought was possible. I want to thank, by the way, my family, my great First Lady, Melania, you’re right here, and thank you very much.
And I think you’re going to have an event the likes of which maybe the world has never seen, based on the enthusiasm that I’ve seen. I have never seen anything like it. We’ve had a tremendous relationship, working relationship with Canada. We have our Prime Minister of Canada there, and we have our President of Mexico, and we’ve worked closely with those two countries. And the coordination and friendship and relationship has been outstanding, and I want to thank you both very much, and your countries very much. But most importantly, I just want to thank everybody. The world is a safer place now, the United States, one year ago, was not doing too well, and now I have to say we’re the hottest country anywhere in the world and we’re going to keep it that way. Thank you all. Thank you. Have a great time, and Gianni, a tremendous Honor. Thank you.
Earlier, when President Trump arrived at the Kennedy Center, the entire crowd in the auditorium stood and faced him in the Presidential Box.
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And when Infantino initially paid tribute to the President from the stage, the whole auditorium erupted into applause.
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As The Gateway Pundit reported, President Trump attended the World Cup Draw on Friday, and he was expected to receive the first annual FIFA Peace Prize, which honors someone who has taken “exceptional and extraordinary actions for peace and by doing so have united people across the world.”
The Kennedy Center is home to the random drawing of teams before the US hosts the 104-game FIFA tournament with 48 teams in cities across the country next year.
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