It did not take long after Donald Trump was awarded a “peace prize” from FIFA, the governing body for international soccer responsible for World Cup events, when the glitter started to come off the gold.
On Friday afternoon, the president, who has been lobbying for Nobel Prize for years, attended a FIFA event at the Kennedy Center designed around for the match-up draw for the 2026 World Cup where Trump was gifted the newly created honor by FIFA President Gianni Infantino.
As USA Today reported, the winner of the peace prize, curiously handed out by a sports organization, came as no surprise since it was announced a month ago with the award-obsessed Trump in attendance.
Moments after Trump donned the glittery medallion, MS NOW host Chris Jansing shared a clip from the Nobel Committee Chair Jørgen Watne Frydnes where he explained the standards the Nobel voters use after the committee snubbed Trump again.
Responding to a reporter’s question about the American president, Frydnes bluntly explained, “In the long history of the Nobel Peace Prize, I think this committee has seen any type of campaign media attention. We receive thousands and thousands of letters every year of people wanting to say what, for them, leads to peace. This committee sits in a room filled with the portraits of all laureates, and that room is filled with both courage and integrity. So we base only our decision on the work and the will of Alfred Nobel.”