Kansas City Star: MAGA Peace Prize Ruins World Cup 2026?!?

Today's main editorial offering from the so-called Kansas City "paper-of-record" is a sophomoric screed that mistakes grumbling for cheeky snark. 

Maybe it's satire but the only thing that the words reveal is how "triggered" progressives were by the latest White House tribute . . . Here's a quote . . .   

FIFA president Gianni Infantino called Trump his “good friend” and for Trump’s part, he beamed with the smuggest of grins saying this was “one of the greatest honors of my life.”

That should keep Trumpian threats to remove World Cup games from “Democrat-run” cities on the back burner for now, but summer 2026 when the games will come to the Democrat-run Kansas City is a long way from now.

Maybe Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas should a fire up a backup plan in case flattery inflation continues to run amok in Washington and we need to fend off a resurgence of threats to move the games the city has spent so much time, effort and money preparing for.

Let me suggest that we throw out all the promotional signage and rename Kansas City’s FIFA World Cup as the “Kansas City FIFA World Cup presented to you by Peace Prize-winner Donald Trump.” His picture could be added to bus wraps, banners and billboards all with a proliferation of gold braid, heavy on the gold.

Okay . . .

And again . . . The newspaper seems to be telling on itself and begs the question . . .

DID MAGA SPOIL WORLD CUP 2026 FOR PROGRESSIVES?!?! 

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