All posts tagged "Fifa"

Former Trump official and now vocal critic Miles Taylor warned Tuesday that President Donald Trump's intrusion into FIFA revealed a troubling trend inside the White House.

In an analysis piece for The i Paper, Taylor described how Trump's past behavior has demonstrated how the president always tries to get his way — even when it comes to the World Cup.

"None of this surprised me, because I saw how Trump dealt with 'referees' when I worked for him at the Department of Homeland Security, especially the referees of our democracy, the judges," Taylor wrote. "In his first term, the pattern was too obvious to ignore. He would intimidate them publicly on social media, work the higher-ups privately, and when the rulings still went against him, attack the legitimacy of the refs’ robes."...

The Transportation Security Administration staffing crisis has hit a point that could impact one of the biggest events in President Donald Trump's year: the FIFA World Cup.

Ha Nguyen McNeill, the acting TSA administrator, said during a House Homeland Security Committee hearing on Wednesday that more than 480 TSA workers have quit since the DHS shutdown started 39 days ago, Politico reported. She cited workers who sleep in their cars, sell their own blood or plasma, or take on second jobs to try and make ends meet while the government shutdown has left them unpaid.

And with millions of people set to arrive in the U.S. for the major sporting event, he flagged looming chaos....

Mary Trump, the niece of Donald Trump, has claimed the president has "no self-awareness" following an awards ceremony which lays bare what he wants.

The president received the FIFA Peace Prize ahead of the 2026 World Cup, which will be hosted in the US, Canada, and Mexico. Mary Trump believes the award is not just to appease Trump, but makes him look foolish. The political commentator and Trump biographer believes the award is an embarrassing moment for the president, and those who look a little closer know why.

Speaking in a video uploaded to her YouTube channel, Mary Trump said the president has a "neediness, a grasping nature, an unending thirst for recognition" which may be the key reason he accepted the FIFA Peace Prize....

A top Democratic lawmaker revealed how an investigation has found that President Donald Trump and his allies have been accused of using the Kennedy Center for their own personal gains.

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), an ex officio member of the Kennedy Center board, launched the formal investigation in the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee and has found "widespread cronyism, financial mismanagement and corruption," according to a report from The Guardian published Thursday.

Documents obtained during the investigation have suggested the cultural center has been used as a “slush fund and private club for Trump’s friends and political allies.” The results have led to millions of dollars in revenue loss and a severe move from what Whitehouse called the "secular temple to the arts" and its mission. ...

An analyst Friday slammed FIFA president Gianni Infantino and his relationship with President Donald Trump ahead of the 2026 World Cup.

The Guardian's Marina Hyde wrote an opinion piece describing the number of problematic moments around Infantino, "Trump’s dictator-curious protege," and "FIFA's recent practice of holding the World Cup in autocracies." Infantino last week gave Trump an inaugural peace award, which has now led to calls for an ethics investigation.

"FIFA president Gianni Infantino hasn’t spent recent tournaments cosying up to authoritarians because it made his life easier," Hyde wrote. "He’s done it to learn from the best. And his latest decree this week simply confirms FIFA is now a fully operational autocracy in the classic populace-rinsing style. Do just absorb yesterday’s news that the cheapest ticket for next year’s World Cup final in the US will cost £3,120 – seven times more than the cheapest ticket for the last World Cup final in Qatar." ...

U.S. host cities are expected to pay millions in a shortfall caused by a bad business deal with FIFA for the upcoming World Cup games, according to reports on Tuesday.

The collective budget shortfall was estimated at $250 million for host cities that say they are not “getting any help from anyone,” The Independent reported.

“Donald Trump is aware he has become the figurehead," a source told the outlet, describing the upcoming event as “the worst deal in FIFA World Cup history.”...