Donald Trump on Monday proudly displayed the FIFA World Cup trophy on his desk, just days after he asked if he could keep it.

The trophy, now in a protective casing beside the Resolute Desk, was brought into the Oval Office last Friday by FIFA President Gianni Infantino for the announcement that the group stage draw for next year’s event will be held in December at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

When Trump asked if he could keep it, Infantino responded, “Well...” before Trump joked about the gold item: “We’re not giving it back.”

Infantino, standing in the new-look Oval Office with all its gold trim, said: “It fits well here, I think—until we have to give it to the next winner.”

“That’s fine,” Trump replied. “That’s a beautiful piece of gold, I will say.”

The president

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