Washington ¨C U.S. President Donald Trump became the first ever recipient of FIFA¡¯s new peace prize at the 2026 World Cup draw Friday ¡ª a compensation gift for a leader who still dreams of winning the Nobel Prize.
Gianni Infantino, the head of world soccer¡¯s governing body and a close ally of Trump, presented the 79-year-old with the award during the ceremony at the Kennedy Center in Washington.
¡°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,¡± Trump said.
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