▲ 569 ▼ ‘I made them do it’ – Donald Trump takes credit for FIFA decision to overturn Folarin Balogun ban (sports.yahoo.com) submitted 1 month ago* by AbsolutelyNotAVelociraptor@piefed.social to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world 143 comments fedilink hide all child comments ++Sky News++ captured his words, as he explained: “”Yes, I asked for a review by FIFA. I spoke to a man [Infantino] who is highly respected. I’m the one who got them to do it, not Biden. Biden was asleep.”
[–] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 101 points 1 month ago (2 children) "it was I who cheated. Doesn't that make me amazing?" permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] redlemace@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago Doesn't change a thing /s We did despise the corrupted USA administration already. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Ontimp@feddit.org 3 points 1 month ago The thing is, in Trump's mind that's absolutely the case. Cheating, grifting and stealing and then getting away with it is what success looks like to him - all the better, if everyone knows he cheated, and he still gets away with it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] redlemace@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago Doesn't change a thing /s We did despise the corrupted USA administration already. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Ontimp@feddit.org 3 points 1 month ago The thing is, in Trump's mind that's absolutely the case. Cheating, grifting and stealing and then getting away with it is what success looks like to him - all the better, if everyone knows he cheated, and he still gets away with it. permalink fedilink source parent