No one deserves the FIFA Peace Prize more than Donald Trump: the White House

The White House has slammed criticism over Donald Trump’s FIFA Peace Prize award, saying no one deserves more than the US president.

FIFA presented Trump with its first award at the World Cup draw in December for “promoting peace and unity around the world,” prompting condemnation from human rights groups and activists in the run-up to the World Cup.

Australian footballer Jackson Irvine said this week that presenting Trump with the award was a mockery of FIFA’s human rights policy, while the Norwegian Football Federation said FIFA should abolish the award.

The White House responded by saying that Trump’s “Peace through Strength foreign policy” had ended eight wars in less than a year.

«There is no one else in the world more deserving of FIFA’s first-ever Peace Prize than President Trump. Anyone who clearly thinks otherwise is suffering from a severe case of Trump Derangement Syndrome,» White House spokesman Davis Ingle said in a statement.

The US, which is co-hosting the World Cup with Canada and Mexico from June 11 to July 19, launched a military attack on Venezuela a month after the draw for the tournament was made and began joint airstrikes with Israel on Iran on February 28.

Trump regularly touts his success in resolving international conflicts and has repeatedly said he should be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

Published on April 29, 2026