Donald Trump met International Football Federation (FIFA) president Gianni Infantino in the White House, where he showed a red card to the journalists present, Fox News reports.
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As reported, during the conversation, the president of FIFA presented Donald Trump yellow and red football cards, jokingly assuming that "they can be useful" to the head of the White House.
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"Yellow card is a warning, and red is needed if you want to disqualify someone," Infantino explained.
"That's very good. I like that," Trump said. Trump responded and showed a red card to the press representatives, after which all those present laughed.
The meeting took place in preparation for World Cup 2026, which will take place in the United States, Mexico and Canada.