WASHINGTON — It wasn’t the one he had in mind but Donald Trump did finally take home a peace prize.
Trump was the winner of the inaugural "FIFA Peace Prize," which the soccer organization awarded during its World Cup draw in Washington.
The award winner was hardly a surprise. Trump has been the assumed victor since FIFA announced the creation of the prize a month ago that it said would "reward individuals who have taken exceptional and extraordinary actions for peace."
FIFA announced the award weeks after the Norwegian Nobel Committee passed Trump over for its prestigious peace prize in October. Trump had been angling to win the award, which he said again this week that he deserved for ending a variety of conflicts.
He had to settle for the newly-invented prize given out by soccer’s governing body, with FIFA President Gianni Infantino personally handing it to Trump during the draw at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
