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You see the warning right here on this official 2026 World cup travel advisory warning, individuals may encounter or be subjected to the following risks of harms. And then the travel advisory lists those things. You can see all of the different groups that support this 120 big credible civil rights groups. We could scroll down and see the names of some of these groups right here, all issuing this travel advisory. Now, this also comes as the Trump regime is trying to interfere with just the competition in the World cup as well. Donald Trump has threatened the Iranian soccer team. Here's what Donald Trump posted on his social media platform a few weeks back. The Iran national soccer team is welcome to the World cup, but I really don't believe it is appropriate for that. They be there for their own life and safety. Thank you for your attention to this matter. Donald J. Trump. Now, Iran qualified for the FIFA World cup when Donald Trump says they shouldn't show up for their own life and safety. The president of the United States saying that about another country's football team or soccer team, I don't know how you can interpret that any way other than a threat that he's gonna try to kill them or send people to hurt them or that their lives will be at risk. Now, one of the other steps that Donald Trump has taken is Paulo Zompoli, who's in the Epstein files. He was the one who introduced Melania to Donald Trump back in the late 1990s in the KitKat club. Remember, he's the one whose girlfriend, Amanda Ngaro is saying she's going to go public with all of the dirt she knows about Zombie and Trump. She's been deported to Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. She alleges that Zompoli was Worked with ICE in order to expedite her deportation. Zompoli denies it. Zompoli currently holds an ambassadorship title in the United States, and he's like an ambassador of cultural events within the United States. And one of the things that he's been working with Trump to do in this ambassadorship position is to try to swap Italy, who didn't qualify for the FIFA World cup, with Iran, and replace them so that Iran doesn't get to play in the World cup and instead Italy gets to play in the World cup even though Italy didn't qualify. Not only is that offensive to everybody, Italy's pissed off about it. It's, like, embarrassing. Italy's like, we didn't make the tournament. We don't deserve to be in the FIFA tournament. You have to qualify by playing. We didn't qualify. So we're not going to take the position of Iran just because you all say so. And by the way, you know, Iran says that it's willing to play, although it doesn't want to be in the United States. It will play in Canada and Mexico. It doesn't want to play any games in the United States after Donald Trump threatened their life. So you can see the post, though, of Zompoli. I mean, Zompoli has been making posts about this idea of swapping Italy for Iran. You see over here, he reposted this from the Athletic Football Club media company. An envoy to President Trump claims he has asked the US President and FIFA, world soccer governing body, to replace Iran with Italy at this summer's World Cup. Exclusive interview with La Sicilia. It's not politics, it's the dream of a fan. Zampoli's truth about the plan to reinstate Italy into the World Cup. Trump's special envoy told La Salvage has clarified to avoid misunderstanding his request to FIFA for the 2026 Cup. No diplomatic remover, but desire to gift the national team to Italian Americans. What are you even talking about? And you want to know how Italy responded to this? Italy's like, no, we're not doing this. Italy dismisses talk of replacing Iran at World Cup. Italy has downplayed the suggestion that its national team could replace Iran at the World Cup. World cup following reports that an envoy to Trump had asked FIFA to consider the move. Sports Minister Andrea Abode of Italy said on Thursday that a reinstatement of Italy first is not possible. Second is not appropriate. You qualify on the pitch. According to Italian news agency ANSA and AGI. The view is echoed by the president of Italy's Olympic committee, Luciano Bolfiglio I would feel offended. You have to earn your place in the World cup, he said. The Iranian embassy to Rome responded, saying the suggestion showed US moral bankruptcy and that Italy didn't need political privileges to demonstrate its football greatness. The idea was an effort to repair ties between Trump and Georgia Maloney after the Italian prime minister fell out with the president after criticizing his attack on Pope Leo XIV over the Iran war, the Financial Times reported. I confirm I have suggested to Trump and FIFA President Gianni Infantino that Italy replace Iran at the World Cup. I am an Italian native and it would be a dream to see Azuri at the US Hosted tournament. With four titles, they have the pedigree to justify inclusion, zampoli said. I mean, isn't this the most humiliating and embarrassing stuff ever? And then the Trump regime has the audacity after all I've just shared with you. There was a press conference in the Oval Office the other day where Rubio was like, nothing from the US has told Iran they can't come. We're fine with Iran showing up. I kid you not. This is what Rubio said. After all the things I just showed you, this is why they're sociopaths and their gaslighters. I mean, Trump literally threatened the lives of the Iranian team. Then Trump's special envoy said he wanted to ban him and replace him with Italy. And then the Trump regime has the audacity to say we never said don't come. Here's what Rubio had to say.

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Play this clip Nothing from the US has told them they can't come. I mean, the problem with the Iran, it would be not their athletes, it would be some of the other people that we want to bring with them, some of whom have ties to the irgc. We may not be able to let them in, but not the athletes themselves. But no one's. I don't know where that's coming from, other than speculation that Iran may decide not to come and Italy would fill their spot. But that's they decide not to come on their own, it's because they decided not to come. What they can't bring is a bunch of IRGC terrorists into our country and pretend that they're, you know, journalists and athletic trainers.

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And as I mentioned before, the Financial Times and others reported that industry executives, tourism industry executives, hotel industry executives say fans are being put off by expensive match tickets, inflation fears and anti American sentiment. US Hotels are slashing summer room rates as World cup demand falls short. The Daily Beast also writes, panicked US Hotels are slashing roommates for the World cup amid a demand shortfall exacerbated by what executives believe is being driven by a surge and anti American sentiment. We caught up with Congressional World Cup Caucus member Congressmember Nelly Powell. Here's what she said to us about FIFA 2026 and she does not seem confident about FIFA being safe for fans here. Play this clip. So Congresswoman, what are some of your concerns moving toward the World cup in 77 days or so? You know, now that the funds have been released to secure the the venues and.

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Well, first of all, let me just say they finally did what they should have done a long time ago. If you really go back to their very own, when I talk about they, I'm talking about dhs when, when the Department of Homeland Security, when you go to their very own website, their website said back in August that they were going to be able to release those funds and in September 30th of 2025. So by their own admission, they were. Obviously not only did we provide them, we being Congress, provided them the $625 million in order to fund the security and for all of the host cities, but they then were much delayed. Back in January, once again the alarms went off. We've been talking about it. Finally they, they just handed or released the funds. I should say that was long in coming. The games are upon us, practically upon us in seven, seven days. I know that we really want to make sure that everything's in place. And lastly, what I would say, I want to make sure that immigration, and particularly ice, when I say immigration, I'm referring to ICE itself, that they are absolutely not going to create any kind of chaos for any of the games that are going around and through the entire country, but especially in my very own district of that of MetLife, which is scheduled to take place soon.

B (18:03)

And I guess since the funds weren't approved or weren't distributed on time through your work on the World Cup Caucus,

E (18:09)

is the World cup safe? Like, are you confident that it's going

B (18:12)

to be safe for people to travel here from around the world to see these games?

E (18:14)

That is exactly what we will absolutely be working towards, making sure that fans and spectators and community residents and all of our constituents that are super excited about being able to participate and see the World cup, that they're able to do that, not feeling concerned or fearful of any actions that ICE can in fact do we know the chaos that they have been able to create. We want to make sure that they are staying far away from doing that. We will be secured. That is that I can assure you it is absolutely one of the most primary concern of all of us. But we also want them to feel as though that they're there enjoying the part, the viewing of the and participating in these games without any fear.

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And let's also not forget when Gianni Infantino gave Donald Trump this FIFA World Peace Prize or the FIFA Peace Prize. Here, play this clip, Mr. President. And you definitely deserve the first FIFA Peace Prize for your action, for what you have obtained in your way. But you obtained it in an incredible way. And you can always count, Mr. President, on my support, on the support of the entire football community or soccer community to help you make peace and make the world prosper all over the world. Thank you very much, Mr. President. The floor is all yours. Thank you. And then when Donald Trump held a board of peace meetings right before launching a war against everybody, he says, where's Gianni? Where's Gianni Infantino? Where's my boy Gianni? Here, play this clip. The president of FIFA, Johnny Infantino.

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FIFA, FIFA.

B (20:07)

Where's Johnny?

E (20:09)

Whoa, Johnny. I didn't know he was going to be here. He's big stuff.

B (20:15)

So there you have it. Donald Trump perverting and turning FIFA into something that's like, gross. I mean, I'm sure people are still gonna show up and watch it, right? I mean, I want to watch, like, they made it so freaking weird. They make it very difficult. Just stay out of our freaking way. Stop injecting the government into everything. Right? For all these people. Oh, we keep the government off. Don't tread on me. It's like, gross. Just stay the hell away. Just let people play sports, man. Everybody hit subscribe. Let's get to 7 million. Thanks for watching.

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