{"slug": "the-view-calls-trump-corrupt-for-defending-u-s-athletes-against-fifa", "title": "The View Calls Trump 'Corrupt' for Defending U.S. Athletes Against FIFA", "summary": "The co-hosts of The View called former President Donald Trump 'corrupt' for defending U.S. athletes against FIFA, despite European nations having manipulated FIFA rules for decades. The criticism comes after Trump's intervention helped reverse a red-card ban on U.S. player Folarin Balogun, highlighting perceived double standards in global sports governance.", "body_md": "The co-hosts of\n\n# The View Calls Trump 'Corrupt' for Defending U.S. Athletes Against FIFA\n\nCo-hosts cry 'corruption' when Trump backs a U.S. athlete—but the Europeans they defend have gamed FIFA for decades.\n\n## Synthesized from 2 sources\n\nThis article was synthesized from the reporting of the outlets below.\n\n## Latest stories\n\nWorld\n\n### Trump at NATO: Billions in Defense Deals Stick US Taxpayers With the Bill\n\nUkraine and Syria talks are a sideshow. The main event is the military-industrial complex cashing in while Europe freeloads on our dime.\n\n1d ago\n\nMedia\n\n### America's 250th Birthday, and the Press Can't Stand It\n\nThe establishment media marks Independence Day with lectures instead of celebration. Demoralization isn't an accident—it's the point.\n\n2d ago\n\nTech & Free Speech\n\n### Meta Repackages Censorship Machine for AI Monetization\n\nThe apparatus that policed your speech now serves corporate ad buyers. Same machine, new customers.\n\n4d ago\n\nEconomy\n\n### $1.75M for 3 Bedrooms in San Jose: The Priced-Out American Dream\n\nDeliberate policy failures price out working families, while the same money buys twice the house almost anywhere else.\n\n18m ago\n\n## Related stories\n\nOpinion\n\n### Trump's FIFA Calls Reverse Balogun Ban—Globalist Rules Bend to Power\n\nAn 'automatic' red card suspension vanished after Trump intervened, proving global institutions answer to power, not principle.\n\n22h ago\n\nPolitics\n\n### FIFA Caves on Balogun Red Card After Trump Call, Legal Push\n\nFIFA claims independence—until Trump calls and elite lawyers force a reversal on Balogun's ban.\n\n14h ago\n\nMedia\n\n### FIFA Reverses Balogun Ban Overnight — Rules Are Optional\n\nA globalist sports body reverses Folarin Balogun's red-card ban 24 hours after insisting appeals were impossible — and the press cheers the flip-flop.\n\n23h ago\n\nWorld\n\n### FIFA Shifts World Cup Kickoff for UK Prime Time, Stiffs U.S. Fans\n\nMexico's World Cup kickoff pushed to noon local for UK prime time—11 a.m. for U.S. West Coast viewers.\n\n1d ago", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/the-view-calls-trump-corrupt-for-defending-u-s-athletes-against-fifa", "canonical_source": "https://dissenter.com/culture/the-view-calls-trump-corrupt-for-defending-us-athletes-against-fifa", "published_at": "2026-07-06 21:17:46+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-07 00:45:07.268400+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-policy"], "entities": ["Donald Trump", "FIFA", "The View", "Folarin Balogun"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/the-view-calls-trump-corrupt-for-defending-u-s-athletes-against-fifa", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/the-view-calls-trump-corrupt-for-defending-u-s-athletes-against-fifa.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/the-view-calls-trump-corrupt-for-defending-u-s-athletes-against-fifa.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/the-view-calls-trump-corrupt-for-defending-u-s-athletes-against-fifa.jsonld"}}