He's now threatening to pull FIFA out of Seattle

[nolabear]

He’s big mad “we” (I don’t actually live in the city limits) elected a progressive mayor. With the FIFA head literally standing behind him he called her names and said he was strongly thinking of changing the venue. The head replied something on the order of “hamanahamana” and so far no local reply. Of course plans are well under way and both FIFA and local businesses would be badly harmed. I doubt the blowhard will do it but I’m sick to death of him waving his little dick around and making people afraid to do their jobs. He cannot be gone soon enough.

[dweller]

2. Or just substitute

A spoiled canned ham , no difference


✌🏻

[hatrack]

5. "They Saved Hitler's Brain II"

Can't wait!

[Celerity]

11. They Saved Hitler's Cock

Angry Samoans - They Saved Hitler's Cock (1982)

Label: Bad Trip Records (2) – BT 501
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Released: 1982
Genre: Rock
Style: Punk

[rubbersole]

22. They'll display it in the Kremlin.

Employee of the year.

[Totally Tunsie]

3. ...and risk losing out on the FIFA Peace Prize?

He was practically a shoo-in
.

[ananda]

6. Well, he better try to find a place that won't boo him.

He really wants that trophy.

[Moostache]

4. With any luck at all he'll die before the first match.

I won't care at all, in fact I will celebrate more, longer and harder the second I hear he is dead than I would if the USA miraculously won the World Cup itself.

[malaise]

7. He has no say in that

He’s so effin ignorant it hurts

[nolabear]

9. Agreed, but he can make it impossible.

Actually I just think he’s blowing his usual smoke but they can do things that would make it very difficult and cost millions. What I expect is an ICE infestation that interferes with a lot.

[malaise]

12. Tickets went on sale a while back

Eff that clown who thinks he’s in charge of everything.
I don”t think I’ve ever detested another human being this way.

[allegorical oracle]

8. He's making Mussolini seem sane by comparison. His rants are

growing more frequent and more rabid.

[Rebl2]

10. I understand

that he has no say in that issue. The cities and states do. If I was the head of FIFA I would have pulled all the games out of the US back in the summer or last year after he won the presidency.

[Prairie Gates]

16. Infantino is a corrupt crony of Trump

[maxsolomon]

13. It will be sad for the entire region if he pulls our World Cup games over a Mayoral election.

We only have 6 games. 4 groups stage and 1 each of Rounds of 32 and 16.

Fuck Trump. He doesn't even like Soccer.

Is he pulling NYC's games over Mamdami?

[Prairie Gates]

15. NYC games are in New Jersey

[maxsolomon]

17. LOL, you dodged a bullet.

We should have known not to put our stadium right in town.

[Prairie Gates]

14. This is bluster

[GopherGal]

18. Assuming "he" in this instance refers to Donnie Dickwad,

it's probably not completely within his power to determine where the World Cup matches take place.

I'm not super-familiar with the inner workings of FIFA, but let me tell you a story about the recently concluded World Gymnastics Championships in Jakarta Indonesia. Basically, the FIG (Federation Internationale de Gymnastique) had a difficult time finding a location to host in a "down" post-olympic year, but the local organizing committee from Jakarta eventually submitted a bid that was found acceptable to FIG. Visas were issued for the athletes and visiting fans and journalists. Until suddenly about two weeks before the competition, Indonesia revoked the visas of the Israeli delegation. At the last minute moving the competition, disrupting the travel/accomodation plans of so many, was deemed not feasible, so the competition went forward. (And, since FIG apparently has Cold-War era wording in its bylaws that said if any qualified participants were denied visas, their Executive Committee was required to vote on whether or not the competition would be cancelled, there is now yet another gymnastics lawsuit going through the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Switzerland.)

Okay, I got a little carried away with that description. But how the CAS looks at the authorities and responsibilities between FIG, the Indonesian government, and the Indonesian local organizing committee might have some similarities to FIFA's World Cup. Trump's presser was nominally to brag about some expedited visa process for World Cup tickethclders. That would be something where the federal government is working with the local organizers to facilitate the event. So his power trip (extortion?) might consist of killing that cooperation and/or any security assistance that might have played a role in the local organizing committee's arrangements to host the event. Any decision to move the event elsewhere would likely be entirely up to FIFA, I would imagine, with the fans, journalists, and teams having to adjust their arrangements accordingly.

https://komonews.com/news/local/trump-comments-on-seattle-mayor-elects-looks-questions-citys-world-cup-safety-katie-wilson-president-democratic-socialist-liberal-communist-fifa-soccer-million-tourism-exonomy-visit-crime-violence-investigation]

[Wiz Imp]

28. "it's probably not completely within his power to determine where the World Cup matches take place"

Not quite right. In reality, Trump has ABSOLUTELY NO POWER (that's ABSOLUTELY ZERO!) to determine where the World Cup matches take place. The World Cup is run by FIFA and part of their process of determining what country hosts the World Cup is setting the specific city/stadium locations of the matches. Trump has zero authority in this matter. FIFA theoretically could require a match be moved for good cause, but a President throwing a hissy fit over the political persuasion of a city is NOT good cause.

[Norrrm]

19. Did Donald earlier brag about bringing it to Seattle? He brags so often that I can't keep up.

[CaptainTruth]

20. The main global soccer organization?

What in the heck does Traitor Trump have against soccer?!?!?!?

[malaise]

25. It is not the main soccer organization

There is no S in FIFA - it is FOOTBALL

[CaptainTruth]

27. LOL!

Or calcio in Italian.

[BidenRocks]

21. While we're at it,

I don't want the Olympics in my city!

We are still occupied in Los Angeles and the Olympics are an excuse for a complete invasion.

Do not feed his ego!

[Kid Berwyn]

23. Does Dip want to get his FISA Peace Prize in Portland?

NBC should be sore ashamed.

[Jimvanhise]

24. I DON'T THINK SO

As I understand it, Trump has no control over FIFA unless they break a law. They are a private business and Trump can no more move them then he can a football league.

[Lovie777]

26. The threats are intensifying against anyone who defies him............

either his way or no way. That is not right. His mind is mush, the right thing for him to do is resign, which will never happen. GQP congresscritters will not impeach.