WASHINGTON —

With National Guard troops in the streets and federal agents at the door of his former adviser, President Donald Trump spent a heavy dose of his Friday channeling his inner tourist and reliving his bygone days as a sports team owner and construction mogul.

He stopped by a gift shop near the White House, visited the Kennedy Center that he now chairs and returned to his increasingly gilded Oval Office to trumpet the U.S. co-hosting next year’s World Cup.

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“We have a lot of fun,” Trump said. “We’re fixing up the whole world.”

Evan Vucci President Donald Trump speaks with reporters at The People’s House museum. Friday, Aug. 22, 2025, in Wash

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