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Late Night Calls a Foul on Trump After His World Cup Intervention
Late-Night Hosts Mock Trump's FIFA Intervention Over U.S. Soccer Player Suspension
A late-night comedy roundup covering President Trump's intervention with FIFA to get a U.S. soccer player's suspension overturned ahead of a World Cup match against Belgium. The piece highlights the irony of Trump not knowing soccer rules but leveraging his power to influence the sport's governing body, with comedians like Ronny Chieng mocking the situation as emblematic of American-style corruption.
Key quotes
This man didn't know what a red card is. But you know what he did know? How to get a guy a pardon.
And if you're thinking this is corrupt, well, [expletive] yeah, it is! Because that's America's style of
From the article
President Trump may not have known what a red card in soccer is, Ronny Chieng said: “But you know what he did know? How to get a guy a pardon.”
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