President Trump and First Woman Melania Trump arrived at New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium Sunday to loud cheers, attending the FIFA Membership World Cup last precisely one yr after surviving an assassination try.
The couple flew by helicopter from their Bedminster golf membership to look at Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) face Chelsea within the championship match . Their VIP field featured bulletproof glass, with Secret Service brokers scanning the 82,500-capacity crowd, safety prices reportedly topped $2.5 million as a result of heightened dangers after final yr’s Pennsylvania taking pictures.
Trump wore a darkish swimsuit and purple tie, waving as followers chanted “USA!” whereas FIFA President Gianni Infantino joined them.
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Although seated close to PSG’s Qatari house owners, together with Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, whom Trump met in Might, the US President confirmed no apparent favoritism through the match.
PSG’s hyperlinks to Qatar (a key U.S. ally) fueled hypothesis, however Trump applauded each groups’ performs equally. His son Barron, a identified soccer fan and former youth participant, skipped the occasion regardless of his soccer fandom.
Trump’s look served as a dry run for subsequent yr’s FIFA World Cup last on the similar stadium. As chair of a White Home job pressure, he goals to make sure easy operations for the 48-team event.
Infantino praised their partnership, noting FIFA’s new Trump Tower workplace symbolizes strengthened ties.
Regardless of political tensions with co-hosts Canada and Mexico over tariffs, Trump beforehand known as such friction “thrilling” for the occasion. Sunday’s profitable match, a part of a U.S.-hosted event that includes 32 golf equipment, boosted confidence in America’s internet hosting capabilities.
The outing marked Trump’s first main FIFA occasion attendance this yr, falling on the anniversary of the Butler, PA taking pictures the place a bullet grazed his ear.
Sporting occasions now dominate his public schedule, together with Tremendous Bowl LIX and UFC fights, making him essentially the most sports-active fashionable President.
As staff evaluated crowd logistics for the 2026 World Cup, Trump confirmed he’ll attend “a number of matches” through the month-long occasion.
