Overview
- Trump made the remarks onstage in Washington, D.C., drawing applause from the Kennedy Center audience.
- He was joined by Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney to conduct the tournament draw.
- FIFA president Gianni Infantino presented him with the organization's inaugural Peace Prize at the event.
- Coverage underscores that the sport is called "football" globally, with "soccer" a 19th-century English term that stuck in the United States.
- No policy or organizational change accompanied the comments, which were delivered during a televised ceremony.