{"id":42549,"date":"2026-01-04T12:58:39","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T12:58:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ethiopia\/all-news\/trumps-fifa-peace-prize-questioned-after-venezuela-attack"},"modified":"2026-01-04T13:00:06","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T13:00:06","slug":"trumps-fifa-peace-prize-questioned-after-venezuela-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ethiopia\/all-news\/trumps-fifa-peace-prize-questioned-after-venezuela-attack","title":{"rendered":"Trump&#8217;s FIFA Peace Prize Questioned After Venezuela Attack"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Ethiopia. <\/strong><\/span>Donald Trump in December was given a medal as he was awarded the FIFA Peace Prize, which some have dubbed a \u201cparticipation trophy\u201d for the president who has long coveted the Nobel Peace Prize, but even the backup award he received is being called into question after the U.S. captured Venezuela\u2019s leader.<\/p>\n<p>Trump early on Saturday morning announced a successful plot for the U.S. to capture the foreign leader and his wife. The president later announced his intention to have the U.S. \u201crun\u201d the nation.<\/p>\n<p>The apparent imperialistic tendency of the president didn\u2019t go unnoticed, with many noting that it flies in the face of the FIFA award.<\/p>\n<p>Popular podcaster Tony Martin said, \u201cI\u2019m seriously starting to question the credibility of the FIFA Peace Prize.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Media host Zack Guzma\u0301n weighed in with, \u201cFIFA awarded Trump their first ever peace prize exactly 29 days before he bombed Venezuela.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The widely followed satire account TheRealThelmaJohnson replied to Fox News\u2019 post on social media with, \u201cI\u2019m starting to think Donald Trump doesn\u2019t take the FIFA Peace Prize seriously.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Former Republican joked, \u201cTrump has been officially stripped of his FIFA Peace Prize,\u201d and included an AI video of the medal being taken from Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Sports journalist Leyla Hamed added, \u201cFIFA, under Gianni Infantino, gave Trump its first-ever \u2018Peace Award.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSince then, Trump has bombed Nigeria, Somalia and Venezuela, and rolled out the red carpet for Netanyahu, the man responsible for the genocide in Palestine,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>TV journalist Dan Walker said, \u201cI am not pretending to be an expert on Venezuela but it is uncomfortable to watch world leaders trying their best not to criticise President Trump for steamrollering years of political procedure &amp; precedent in removing Maduro and now claiming the US will \u2018run\u2019 the country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFIFA might want to rethink the \u2018peace prize\u2019,\u201d he added on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Ethiopia<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Ethiopia. Donald Trump in December was given a medal as he was awarded the FIFA Peace Prize, which some have dubbed a \u201cparticipation trophy\u201d for the president who has long coveted the Nobel Peace Prize, but even the backup award he received is being called into question after the U.S. captured Venezuela\u2019s leader. 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