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FIFA Created a “Peace Prize” and Gave It to Trump… Now Critics and the White House Are Going Head-to-Head

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Back in December 2025, FIFA President Gianni Infantino stood inside the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D. C. , looked Donald Trump dead in the eyes, and handed him a trophy the organization had never given anyone before.

It was called the “FIFA Peace Prize”, a brand-new honor described as recognizing those who have “taken exceptional and extraordinary actions for peace” also for “promoting peace and unity around the world”, and it debuted in the most dramatic way possible. One day, it did not exist; the next, it was being handed to a sitting U. S.

president who also just happens to be co-hosting the FIFA World Cup 2026. Now, there was no published list of criteria, no independent jury, no shortlist teased ahead of time. It simply appeared, fully formed, already engraved with Donald Trump’s name, like a surprise plot twist nobody saw coming but everyone immediately had questions about.

So, What Exactly Happened at the Kennedy Center? PEACE PRESIDENT. 🕊️ @FIFAWorldCup President Gianni Infantino awards President Donald J.

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