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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/32958071

Holy shit, he refused to give back the original trophy, stole a medal and then ruined the celebration. These are the hallmarks of a fricking 4 year old at someone else's birthday party!

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[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 6 points 9 hours ago

a distraction from the epstein files, some of the grifters are already instructed to say "we dont care about the files anymore"

[–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 8 points 13 hours ago
[–] MNByChoice@midwest.social 72 points 21 hours ago (3 children)

This may be a distraction, so just remember: Trump wants us to forget about the Epstein files, which had just been on Pam Bondi’s desk.

[–] p03locke@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 15 hours ago

Did anybody honestly believe that the Trump administration would release their own incriminating evidence about Epstein? We all know Trump went to that island multiple times, raped underaged girls, and then when Epstein was caught, told his lackey Billy Barr to get rid of them, who then ordered guards in the prison to murder Epstein.

The Trump admin would never admit to any of that, no matter how many times we're going to point to some sliver on a video and say "GOT EM!"

[–] Darkassassin07@lemmy.ca 35 points 21 hours ago (3 children)

A Pedophile, A Felon, and A Thief

We can remember more than one thing

[–] DarkDarkHouse@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 12 hours ago

A pedophile, a felon and a thief walk into a bar.

"Just the usual Diet Coke, sir?"

[–] Professorozone@lemmy.world 2 points 12 hours ago

You forgot civilly convicted rapist.

[–] Grimy@lemmy.world 13 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago)

He stole the gold cup because they don't give any for being the number one pedophile.

All in one sentence.

[–] gandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago)

it's a distraction from the distraction, IMO

the cuts to social spending due to the BBB is what it should be actually about.

[–] NauticalNoodle@lemmy.ml 35 points 19 hours ago

I've heard FIFA is no stranger to engaging in world-class levels of corruption. This is just the corrupt eating their own.

[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 3 points 12 hours ago

Mine! Mine! Mine!

[–] danekrae@lemmy.world 112 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Trump stole Gold Club World Cup Trophy for Himself So FIFA Had to Give the Winners a Replica

FTFY

[–] lauha@lemmy.world 13 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

You didn't fix it. According to the article, FIFA let Trump keep the trophy and gave players the replica.

[–] Darkassassin07@lemmy.ca 19 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

According to Trump* FIFA said he could keep it.

Until Gianni Infantino comes out and confirms that, I don't believe it for a second.

[–] tyler@programming.dev 2 points 11 hours ago

There was a different article in a different thread earlier today where Gianni did state that they gave it to him, not that he kept it.

[–] A_norny_mousse@feddit.org 18 points 18 hours ago

Fuck FIFA, Fuck Trump. I see no loss here except one of braincells.

[–] Hideakikarate@sh.itjust.works 77 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

Wasn't there a story where Putin stole a Superbowl ring? Little Donny just wants to be like his daddy.

[–] Lucky_777@lemmy.world 58 points 23 hours ago (3 children)

Why the fuck are we paying this stupid bastard to go watch soccer?

[–] thisbenzingring@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 13 hours ago

only the 1% of supporters know the sport exists. So he can tell them he made all the best teams in the world come to his country and he will host their little tournament

[–] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 38 points 22 hours ago

Because conservatives identify with felons and rapists and wanted to make one president of the United States.

[–] A_norny_mousse@feddit.org 5 points 18 hours ago

His voters identify with "Team MAGA" as they would with a sports team. They would never think about it the way you do, for them this is politics.

[–] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 40 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Felon.

Rapist.

Thief.

I mean he stole classified documents and refused to return them so his home was raided.

No one should be any degree of shocked by this.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 10 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

It’s not like he raped a thirteen year old and got away with it.

I mean. Not exactly like that.

[–] Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 3 points 15 hours ago

Does he still fuck Ivanka, or has he moved on to his granddaughter?

[–] notsosure@sh.itjust.works 23 points 23 hours ago (3 children)

Theirs a good German word for how this makes me feel: Fremdschämen.

[–] A_norny_mousse@feddit.org 4 points 18 hours ago

I stopped feeling this way about him sometime in 2017.

BTW the English term would be "vicarious embarassment" which is way too long, but the Finnish word is "myötähäpeä" which is even nicer than Fremdscham. Fight me.

[–] Diddlydee@feddit.uk 11 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

I have a good German word for Trump in general: Verbesserungsbedürftig.

[–] notsosure@sh.itjust.works 11 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

He is beyond repair. Pfandflasche.

[–] huppakee@feddit.nl 4 points 22 hours ago

Nobody will want to re-use him, he's more a Wegwerfpapagei.

[–] resipsaloquitur@lemmy.world 4 points 22 hours ago

Shiezekopff

[–] thoughtfuldragon@lemmy.blahaj.zone 17 points 23 hours ago

What is it with these fucks that they keep thinking Trump will play ball with them when he's screwed over so many others?

[–] Tempus_Fugit@midwest.social 13 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago)

🤣 that reminds me of when Putin stole a Super Bowl ring from Robert Kraft. Seems about right Trump has always wanted to be like Putin. What a loser 😂

[–] twinnie@feddit.uk 11 points 22 hours ago (3 children)

This is all it says in the article:

“They [FIFA] said: ‘Could you hold this trophy for a little while?’ We put it in the Oval Office and then I said: ‘When are you going to pick up the trophy’, and [FIFA President Gianni Infantino] said: ‘We’re never going to pick it up, you can have it forever in the Oval Office,’” Trump explained in a mid-game chat with the broadcaster, DAZN.

[–] Darkassassin07@lemmy.ca 15 points 22 hours ago

Well there you go, Trump himself told us what happened. We can all go home.

[–] wise_pancake@lemmy.ca 12 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

That sounds highly probable. Especially the part where they said he can have it forever in the Oval Office. Case closed everyone!

[–] Tolookah@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 21 hours ago

But only in the oval office. Otherwise you can't hear... Uh, the crowd in your mind... Yeah.

[–] 0ndead@infosec.pub 6 points 22 hours ago

That sounds like a bribe

[–] nuko147@lemmy.world 12 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago)

It has a 24-carat gold-plated finish and is thought to have cost around $230,000 to make.

Now, imagine you go to a FIFA play without a ticket.

Edit: According to Trump, that was a present from FIFAs President Gianni Infantino.

The FIFA boss has been in Washington, D.C., 10 times since Donald Trump returned to office in January, in an attempt to woo the president. He has previously argued that proximity to the president is “absolutely crucial” to the success of the 2026 World Cup, which will be partly hosted in the U.S

[–] Luouth@lemmy.world 8 points 22 hours ago

What a knob

[–] wise_pancake@lemmy.ca 3 points 22 hours ago

He’s worse than a jaguar owner