Trump Stooge’s Desperate Plot to Fix Boss’s Relationship With Key U.S. Ally
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President Donald Trump’s long-time friend has schemed up a way to try to mend his boss’s relationship with a key European ally.
The president’s special envoy, Paolo Zampolli, suggested to Trump and FIFA president Gianni Infantino that Italy, a team that failed to qualify for this year’s tournament, replace Iran at the upcoming World Cup, the https://www.ft.com/content/1ff3a3fd-8d46-4eb4-9b15-0b9183925c6f" rel="" target="_self" title="https://www.ft.com/content/1ff3a3fd-8d46-4eb4-9b15-0b9183925c6f">Financial Times reported on Wednesday.
The plan was made in hopes of mending Trump’s fraught relationship with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, which fractured over the president’s feud with the pope, sources told the outlet.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-stooge-paolo-zampollis-desperate-plot-to-fix-bosss-relationship-with-key-us-ally-giorgia-meloni/">Read more at The Daily Beast.
Trump envoy: Replace Iran with Italy
- Trump envoy calls on FIFA to replace Iran with Italy at World Cup Euronews —
- Trump envoy seeks to replace Iran with Italy in World Cup RTE —
- Trump envoy suggests Italy should replace Iran at World Cup Irish Times —
- Trump envoy wants Italy to replace Iran at World Cup: report IOL —
- Trump envoy admits he’s lobbying FIFA to replace Iran with Italy at this summer’s World Cup The Independent —