US President Donald Trump jokes with a red card after it was presented to him by FIFA President Gianni Infantino (C) during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on August 28, 2018. Infantino offered Trump a set of yellow and red cards. - At center is FIFA President Gianni Infantino. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP) (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)MANDEL NGAN/Getty Images

Donald Trump Jokingly Gives Media a Red Card During Meeting with FIFA President

Alec NathanAug 28, 2018

President Donald Trump jokingly handed the press a red card during a meeting with FIFA President Gianni Infantino on Tuesday.

During a meeting with the media in the Oval Office, Trump received an explanation from Infantino about when yellow and red cards are used during the course of a soccer game.

Upon hearing the red card is used to "kick out" a player, Trump gestured at assembled reporters and photographers in attendance:

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"That's very good," Trump said. "I like that."

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