Trump says will attend World Cup matches as kick off nears
US President Donald Trump announced plans Wednesday to attend the World Cup, as the global football tournament prepares to kick off. "I will, I will," Trump said when an AFP reporter asked him in the Oval Office if he planned to be at any World Cup matches. He did not give any details, but FIFA boss Gianni Infantino has said he expects Trump to present the trophy to the winning team at the final on July 19.
- ▪US President Donald Trump announced plans Wednesday to attend the World Cup, as the global football tournament prepares to kick off.
- ▪"I will, I will," Trump said when an AFP reporter asked him in the Oval Office if he planned to be at any World Cup matches.
- ▪He did not give any details, but FIFA boss Gianni Infantino has said he expects Trump to present the trophy to the winning team at the final on July 19.
2 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 2 hours. All of the coverage we found sits in one bucket: right. That one-sidedness is itself worth noticing.
- ▪ How to stream every World Cup match without cable — Fox News
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US President Donald Trump announced plans Wednesday to attend the World Cup, as the global football tournament prepares to kick off. "I will, I will," Trump said when an AFP reporter asked him in the Oval Office if he planned to be at any World Cup matches. He did not give any details, but FIFA boss Gianni Infantino has said he expects Trump to present the trophy to the winning team at the final on July 19. Last year Trump did the honours – and was booed – at the FIFA Club World Cup final at the MetLife stadium in New Jersey, the same stadium where the World Cup final will take place. Read more...
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