Trump to present World Cup trophy alongside Gianni Infantino
I don't really get what the transaction was between Infantino/FIFA and Trump. Was he worried that Trump would cause chaos later in the World Cup, expelling some black referees or players? Why give in? How could doing so possibly go well?
It's amusing that Trump couldn't help but advertise that he'd intervened, praising Infantino, which in his imbecile mind he'd think amounted to him repaying the guy with respect, when this is exactly what meant that it would go as badly as possible for Infantino.
I think the funniest version of this would be that Infantino actually didn't meddle in the independent committee, but he's so profoundly compromised that no-one believes him.
He thinks they are friends.
Infantino is a coward, and cowards bow before power, it's as simple as that. The whole "FIFA Peace Prize" tells you all you need to know. There was no way in this universe Infantino would say no to anything Trump demanded.
In simple terms, Infantino just adores the proximity to power. Trump flatters him & Infantino thinks it’s genuine.