Trump Questions US 2026 World Cup Share

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00:00It's expected to drive more than $30 billion, Gianni.

00:07During a meeting with FIFA President Gianni Infantino,

00:11Donald Trump expressed his surprise after learning that the World Cup revenue could exceed $30 billion.

00:17He immediately asked, what's our share? Is it 20%?

00:22I don't know about that. That sounds like a lot of money.

00:25Are you sure?

00:26How much does the country get out of that?

00:30$30 billion.

00:3020%?

00:31No, do we get like a percentage of the gross or anything?

00:35The U.S. president didn't stop there.

00:38He went on to suggest the possibility of moving some matches away from predominantly Democratic cities if they were considered unsafe.

00:45The FIFA president responded by emphasizing that safety is the absolute priority,

00:52stressing that the tournament must be 100% safe.

00:55I don't think you're going to have this problem, but we're going to move the event to someplace where it's going to be appreciated and safe.

01:02Yeah, I think safety and security is the number one priority.