Reporter: Can you describe your phone call with Gianni Infantino about the red card? Belgium is appealing the decision.
Trump: You’re asking me about the whole soccer thing. So, yeah, I did. I spoke to Gianni.
That wasn’t a foul. That wasn’t even an infraction. That was two guys running full speed who happened to crash into each other. You can’t properly place your foot on somebody else’s foot when you’re going full speed. No, these were two great athletes who got tangled up.
And this referee, who is a little bit suspect—if you check his past. I don’t want to say that because I don’t like to create controversy, but very suspect. If you’d like, I’ll provide you with his past.
He didn’t do anything wrong, and he’s our best player, or one of our best players—a very vital player—and they gave him a red card.
I didn’t know what that meant. I didn’t think it meant much. Then I started hearing that it means you can’t play in the next game, at least in the next game.
I said, “Boy, that’s a big—” You know, if it happened to another player, it would have been unfair, but when they take your best player—or just about; they have some great players—and say you can’t play, that’s very unfair.
That’s one thing, to penalize somebody for the game. But how do you penalize them for a game that hasn’t been played yet? It’s very unfair. You can’t do that.
So, yes, I asked for a review by FIFA. I spoke to a man who is highly respected, and by the way, whose level of respect has gone up tenfold.
"When they come back home they are going to find something to do... Government may not give freebies or handouts," said Edgar Moyo, Minister of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare, on the returning residents of Zimbabwe from South Africa.
Friends can be competitors, Canadian Prime Minister @MarkJCarney and I agreed today as he called me so we could, among other
matters, exchange well wishes ahead of South Africa’s knockout #fifaworldcup match against Canada in Los Angeles tomorrow night.
@MarkJCarney and I work together very well on many issues in our bilateral relations and in our roles in the international community but we’ve agreed to disagree on proceedings tomorrow night.
Like all South Africans, I look forward to our Boys dazzling and defeating the Canadians en route to the last 16.
Of course, we wish Canada well as they prepare for 90 challenging minutes of
African football.
Kaofela! Go Bafana Bafana!
I’ll be happy to call the Prime Minister this time.
Today, the Department of Social Development, SASSA and the NDA, are hosting Ministerial Integrated Community Registration and Outreach Programme (ICROP) in celebration of Child Protection Month in Manguzi, Umhlabuyalingana