Trump Receives Inaugural FIFA Peace Prize At Kennedy Center Ceremony
President Donald Trump received the inaugural FIFA Peace Prize on Friday, marking the first time the global soccer organization has issued the award. The Trump War Room account announced the news on X with a video showing the trophy and wrote that Trump had been honored “for ending nearly nine wars and for his endless pursuit of peace around the globe.”
The video featured Trump with multiple world leaders following a year of foreign policy accomplishments.
Fox News reported the award was presented at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., during the World Cup final draw.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino personally presented Trump with the trophy, which displayed golden hands holding a soccer ball. Trump was also given a medal, which he placed around his neck immediately after accepting it.
A certificate stated the FIFA Peace Prize is presented annually to an individual who advances peace and unity through leadership and action. Trump noted during the presentation, “This is truly one of the great honors of my life.”
He added that he and Infantino discussed efforts they believed saved “millions and millions of lives.”
Trump also highlighted the wars he said were ended during his presidency and the conflicts he said were prevented.
In March, Trump signed an executive order creating the task force for the World Cup tournament shared by the U.S., Canada, and Mexico.
Ukraine agreed to the U.S. peace proposal with only “minor details” remaining to be resolved, a U.S. official told CBS News in November. Rustem Umerov, a senior Ukrainian national security official, appeared to confirm the development, writing on X that Kyiv had reached an understanding on the “core terms” of the American plan during recent discussions in Geneva.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is expected to travel to the White House later to finalize the agreement.
Separately, the United States and Russia held undisclosed talks in Abu Dhabi on last month, according to reports from Reuters and the Financial Times, as the Trump administration works to sustain momentum behind its evolving peace initiative. Those discussions are expected to continue on Tuesday, even as the conflict in Ukraine persists, Newsweek reported.
U.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll is meeting with a Russian delegation in Abu Dhabi as part of ongoing discussions over the proposed Ukraine peace plan. Kyrylo Budanov, the head of Ukraine’s military intelligence directorate (GUR), is also in Abu Dhabi at the same time, according to the Financial Times.
The original 28-point U.S. proposal, which Russia viewed favorably, was “refined” following U.S.–Ukraine talks in Geneva on Sunday to address concerns from Kyiv that the initial draft tilted too far toward Moscow and crossed several of Ukraine’s red lines. The most recent version of the plan under negotiation contains 19 points.
The diplomatic activity came amid a surge of fighting on the ground. Ukrainian officials reported intense Russian strikes overnight into Tuesday, involving 460 drones and 22 missiles, resulting in multiple civilian deaths and dozens of injuries, including in Kyiv. Russia, in turn, said a large-scale Ukrainian drone attack on its territory had caused additional civilian casualties, the outlet added.
Romania, a NATO member, said it detected at least two Russian drones that breached its airspace during Moscow’s latest large-scale aerial attack on Ukraine, prompting the country to scramble fighter jets in response.
European allies, who were dissatisfied with President Trump’s initial peace proposal — a plan they were not involved in drafting — developed their own counter-proposal. They stated that no final framework affecting either the European Union or NATO could be agreed to without the consent of all member states. Russia rejected the European plan as unacceptable.
'Guilty Of Fraud' - Hammer Dropped On Former First Lady Jill Biden During Live Fox News Segment
McEnany Accuses Jill Biden Of Misleading Americans About Debate Performance
Posted July 15, 2026
Former White House press secretary and Fox News host Kayleigh McEnany accused former first lady Jill Biden of misleading the American public about President Joe Biden’s condition following his widely criticized debate performance during the 2024 campaign.
McEnany made the remarks Thursday during an appearance on Fox News Channel’s “America’s Newsroom,” where she reacted to comments Jill Biden reportedly made in her upcoming book regarding the president’s performance during the debate that ultimately intensified questions about his age and fitness for office.
The discussion began when co-host Dana Perino referenced remarks Jill Biden made immediately following the debate.
At a campaign event after the debate, Jill Biden praised her husband’s performance.
“Joe, you did such a great job. You answered every question,” she said at the time.
Perino contrasted those comments with more recent claims attributed to Jill Biden and raised questions about the apparent inconsistency.
“So now we know that this is what she’s saying in her book,” Perino said. “And the question I would love to ask her is where are you lying then or now?”
McEnany responded by arguing that Jill Biden’s reaction following the debate was inconsistent with her more recent descriptions of the event.
“It’s a great question,” McEnany said.
“That is not the reaction of someone who believes they just watched their husband have a stroke. It is an absolute lie.”
McEnany then accused the former first lady of concealing concerns about the president’s condition from voters.
“It was fraud,” she said.
“What she did fraud on the American public and she’s continuing it by saying she had never seen him like that before or after.”
The debate between Biden and President Donald Trump became a turning point in the 2024 election cycle, with many Democrats publicly expressing concern about Biden’s performance and his ability to continue his campaign.
Questions about Biden’s age and mental sharpness had circulated for years, but the debate intensified those concerns and fueled calls from some Democrats for him to step aside.
During the Fox News discussion, McEnany referenced comments previously made by veteran journalist Carl Bernstein regarding Biden’s condition behind the scenes.
“Dana, you all remember Carl Bernstein, who said he talked to people who knew Joe Biden, loved Joe Biden, supported Joe Biden, and they were adamant that what we saw was not a one-off,” McEnany said.
According to McEnany, Bernstein reported that individuals close to Biden had observed similar episodes before the debate.
“They said it had happened 15 or 20 times prior, him losing his train of thought,” she said.
McEnany also cited a fundraiser Bernstein reportedly described.
“He described a fundraiser where he froze up and seemed to have some type of rigor mortis,” she said.
“This is not something that was a one-off.”
McEnany argued that concerns about Biden’s condition were widely known among those close to him.
“This was well known,” she said.
She then questioned why Jill Biden continued publicly defending her husband following the debate.
“So why did she keep up with the fraud on the American people?” McEnany asked.
The former first lady has repeatedly defended her husband and rejected claims that she or members of his inner circle concealed concerns about his health, Breitbart News reported.
The debate over Biden’s condition became one of the defining political stories of the 2024 election cycle and continued after he ultimately left the race.
McEnany’s comments reflect ongoing scrutiny surrounding what Biden’s family, advisers and top Democratic officials knew about his condition and when they knew it.
Neither Jill Biden nor representatives for the former president immediately responded to McEnany’s latest remarks.
As new books and accounts from those involved continue to emerge, questions surrounding Biden’s final campaign and the decisions made by those closest to him remain a major topic of political debate.
