The United States prepares to receive the FIFA 2026 World Cup tournament, which will take place in conjunction with Mexico and Canada, two nations that have been one of the favorite whites of Donald Trump’s criticism and attacks. This Friday the president has announced that the raffle of the championship will take place on December 5 at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, the renowned cultural institution that seeks to transform so that it is aligned with the speech of its administration.
“It is a great honor to bring the global event, to this incredible group of people, and these incredible artists, the best athletes in the world, to the cultural center of the capital of our nation,” Trump said during a conference held at the Oval Office of the White House, accompanied by vice president JD Vance, the president of the FIFA Gianni Infantino, and the Secretary of National Security, Kristi Noem. “The FIFA 2026 World Cup will be the largest and most complex set of events in the history of sports. And the Kennedy Center will give you a phenomenal start and will be involved.”
Trump and Kennedy Center
The decision to carry out the tournament raffle at the Kennedy Center is coupled with Trump’s efforts to transform the cultural institution. In February of this year, the president appointed Richard Grenelll as the interim director of the center, dismissed the Board of Directors and assumed the presidency, imposing changes that included the cancellation of shows with LGBTQ and youth themes, which generated criticism of censorship and attacks on freedom of expression. Several figures and productions, including Hamilton and The misérablesThey canceled their participation, while artists and cultural organizations distanced themselves from the center. At that time, Trump said: “We have finished with all the programming Wokeand we are restoring the Kennedy Center as the best place for interpretive arts anywhere in the country and the world. ”
Grenelll defended the cuts claiming financial motifs and attacked those who withdrew for “intolerance.” In the middle of the controversy, the House of Representatives, dominated by Republicans, proposed to rename the opera house of the center as Melania Trump Opera House, waiting for final approval.
Similarly, the Republicans of the Congress took 250 million dollars to renew the center as part of their tax and expense law, because Trump said the place needed repairs. “We are working on Him. It is a one -year project. It will be great. It will be fantastic. You will see how you look, you look good. I can’t tell you how much gold costs – many money. There is nothing like solid gold.”
A few days ago, Trump visited the Kennedy Center to present to the containers of his awards, and announced that he would personally serve as a host of the awards, which will also be held in December of this year. On the other hand, the president also joked that the center would now be known as the Trump Kennedy Center.
Trump said, because he recently took control of the Washington Police Department, the draw will be carried out safely. He took the opportunity to launch threats to Mayor Muriel Bowser, who called the action of taking the police department as “disconcerting and unprecedented.”
For his part, Infantino gave Trump the first ticket for the final of next year, and said: “This event will be absolutely fantastic. The greatest event of all time. And everything will begin here in Washington, DC at the Kennedy Center, or Trump Kennedy Center.”
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