If you would like a little bit of second-hand embarrassment to kickstart your Monday, then look no additional than Donald Trump and his current soccer match blunder.
In case you missed it, Trump and his spouse, Melania, made an look on the FIFA Membership World Cup last between Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain at MetLife Stadium on Sunday.
The president’s time out bought off to a fairly dangerous begin when he was booed by the group whereas showing on the jumbotron throughout the enjoying of the nationwide anthem earlier than the match kicked off. After which, issues solely bought worse when, after Chelsea beat PSG 3-0, it got here time for Trump to current the profitable group with the trophy.
After being booed for a SECOND time when he walked onto the pitch, Trump helped hand over the trophy with FIFA president Gianni Infantino. However, as an alternative of leaving the stage to permit the gamers to raise it as a group, he simply…didn’t transfer, forcing the confused gamers to awkwardly have fun round him.
From what we are able to inform, it’s most unlikely that this was what Trump was purported to do, not solely based mostly on the truth that Infantino appeared to be desperately gesturing for him to get off the stage, however due to the gamers’ reactions to the entire thing.
Within the dwell broadcast, Chelsea captain Reece James may very well be seen giving a confused look in direction of Trump whereas hesitantly ready to raise the trophy. Behind him, his teammate Cole Palmer regarded equally baffled by the president’s involvement within the celebrations as he seemed to be asking these round him, “What’s he doing?”
In post-match press interviews, each Reece and Cole confirmed that they have been “confused” by Trump’s presence throughout the trophy raise. “They instructed me that he was going to current the trophy after which exit the stage,” the captain instructed Sky Sports activities. “I assumed that he was going to exit the stage, however he wished to remain.”
Properly, it’s secure to say that the awkwardness didn’t go unnoticed by followers on-line, who’ve wasted no time in mocking Trump and criticizing his lack of self-awareness.
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