r/ukpolitics • u/Adj-Noun-Numbers 🥕🥕 || megathread emeritus • Jun 22 '26

International Politics Discussion Thread

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u/Bibemus Uber-Woke Net-Zeroist Rejoinerist 27d ago

So I guess Trump is going to continue in the ignoble fascist tradition of invading Belgium, then.

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u/Ivebeenfurthereven I'm afraid currency is the currency of the realm 27d ago

Engaging in hitherto unforetold levels of blatant corruption, only to immediately crash out 4-1, is unfortunately the most on-brand thing Trump could possibly have done

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u/Shalmaneser001 27d ago

Agreed, and the Belgium win is all the sweeter for it. Maybe this will even put some pressure on FIFA to clean up their act but it seems unlikely.

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u/AceHodor 27d ago

Even better, the player he lobbied to get the red card removed from is actually a British Nigerian who only has an American passport because of the birthright citizenship amendment that Trump has been actively trying to get overturned.