"We saved millions of lives': Trump stuns crowd with FIFA peace prize win

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00:00Mr. President, this is your prize, this is your peace prize.

00:21There is also a beautiful medal for you that you can wear everywhere you want to go.

00:30Okay, let me hold, fantastic, excellent.

00:40And you will receive also, of course, a certificate which reads out, and I would read it out with

00:48your permission, what are the reasons for you receiving this FIFA Peace Prize, Football

00:56Unites the World.

00:58So the FIFA Peace Prize is presented annually on behalf of the billions of football-loving

01:03people from around the world to a distinguished individual who exemplifies an unwavering commitment

01:10to advancing peace and unity throughout the world through their notable leadership and

01:16action.

01:17Therefore, FIFA, the Federacion Internationale de Football Association, awards the 2025

01:24FIFA Peace Prize, Football Unites the World, to Donald J. Trump, President of the United States

01:32of America, in recognition of his exceptional and extraordinary actions to promote peace

01:38and unity around the world, Friday, December 5th, 2025.

01:44This is the certificate.

01:46It's yours.

01:51Before giving you the floor, Mr. President, if I may say two words.

01:59Like everyone here in the room, we see images of war all over the world.

02:08And like everyone, we suffer for every child that dies.

02:15We cry with every mother that loses someone she loves.

02:23And we want to see hope.

02:28We want to see unity.

02:30We want to see a future.

02:32And I was lucky, Mr. President, to witness last, a few years ago, the Abraham Accord signatures.

02:42A few months ago in Sharm el-Sheikh, the peace in the Middle East agreement regarding Gaza.

02:49I was in Malaysia and Kuala Lumpur for the peace between Cambodia and Thailand yesterday

02:54here in Washington, the Washington peace agreement between Rwanda and the DRC.

03:04Well, this is what we want from a leader, a leader that cares about the people.

03:14We want to live in a safe world, in a safe environment.

03:19We want to unite.

03:20That's what we do here today.

03:21That's what we'll do at the World Cup, Mr. President.

03:25And you definitely deserve the first FIFA Peace Prize for your action, for what you have

03:32obtained in your way, but you obtained it in an incredible way.

03:37And you can always count, Mr. President, on my support, on the support of the entire football

03:42community or soccer community to help you make peace and make the world prosper all over

03:48the world.

03:49Thank you very much, Mr. President.

03:50The floor is all yours.

03:53Well, thank you very much.

03:57This is truly one of the great honors of my life.

04:01And beyond awards, Johnny and I were discussing this.

04:04We saved millions and millions of lives.

04:07The Congo, as an example, over 10 million people killed and it was heading for another 10 million

04:12very quickly.

04:13Just the fact that we could do that, India, Pakistan, so many different wars that were able

04:20to end, in some cases, a little bit before they started, just right before they started.

04:25It was going to be late, but we got them done.

04:28It's such an honor to be with Johnny.

04:31I've known Johnny for so long.

04:32He's done such an incredible job.

04:34And I have to tell you, you've set new records on ticket sales.

04:39And not to bring that up, because we don't want to bring a thing like that up right now.

04:43But it's an awfully nice tribute to you and to the game of football, or as we call it,

04:49soccer.

04:50But football, and that is an amazing thing.

04:53The numbers are beyond any numbers that anybody, even beyond what Johnny thought was possible.

04:59I want to thank, by the way, my family, my great first lady, Melania.

05:06You're right here.

05:07And thank you very much.

05:12And I think you're going to have an event the likes of which maybe the world has never

05:17seen.

05:18Based on the enthusiasm that I've seen, I have never seen anything like it.

05:22We've had a tremendous relationship, working relationship with Canada.

05:26We have our prime minister of Canada there, and we have our president of Mexico.

05:32And we've worked closely with those two countries.

05:35And the coordination and friendship and relationship has been outstanding.

05:40And I want to thank you both very much, and your country is very much.

05:43But most importantly, I just want to thank everybody.

05:46The world is a safer place now.

05:48The United States, one year ago, was not doing too well.

05:52And now, I have to say, we're the hottest country anywhere in the world.

05:55And we're going to keep it that way.

05:57Thank you all.

05:59Have a great time.

06:00And, Johnny, a tremendous honor.

06:04It's a pleasure.

06:05Thank you so much.

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