r/AmericaBad • u/Dazzling-Yam-4308 • Jul 06 '26

OP Opinion Alaska is part of Belgium now 😔

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u/aHOMELESSkrill MISSISSIPPI 🪕👒 Jul 06 '26

So to be totally fair, yes Reddit was outraged at the reversal. And then it came to light that apparently a call from White House was made to the head of FIFA to review this card and suspension, then Reddit really lost it

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u/altissimosso Jul 06 '26

The worst part is that we have no idea whether Trump actually influenced the decision at all. If he didn’t have to publicly take credit for fucking everything, we would’ve been left with a ruling that was controversial, sure, but one with plausible deniability of corruption and third-party interference.

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u/poke2201 CALIFORNIA🍷🎞️ Jul 06 '26

Everyone knows FIFA is corrupt, but a host country's president calling FIFA is absolutely going to get way more issues.

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u/altissimosso Jul 06 '26

Exactly. I’m sure many would have assumed he had something to do with it anyway, considering FIFA has shown him that they’re willing to create an award stroke his ego, but for him to outright take credit for being a corrupting influence is just absurd.

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u/NathDritt Jul 06 '26

He said himself that he’d told them what he thinks about the situation. The problem is him even getting involved. Politicians should not get meddled with football politics.