General Discussion

It had the benefit of being held at Met Life arena near his NJ golf club, where he's been spending his weekends.

He's also got buddy-buddy with the corrupt head of FIFA, and the World Cup will be held in the US, Canada, and Mexico next year.

Finally, Trump has shown a curious interest in this tournament. A few weeks ago he hosted - for reasons that nobody can quite understand (if you don't know Trump's personal history with Ivana, ahem ahem) - the Juventus team at the Oval Office. He then began saying insane things about Israel-Palestine while the mostly Italian team looked on from behind him bewildered. The two American players looked desperate to fade into the background.

It's a preview. He's going to have his ugly mug all over the World Cup competition next year.