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Isobel van Hagen
Apr 21, 2020
President Donald Trump managed to refer to Fema as Fifa at a press briefing on Monday, confusing the Federal Emergency Management Agency with the highest governing body of football.
Trump confuses @fema 🦺 and @FIFAcom ⚽️ TRUMP: Admiral Polowczyk and his team at FIFA are really, they're — what a… https://t.co/AQhSQsLu78— Bad Fox Graphics (@Bad Fox Graphics) 1587421369
Saying that his administration continues to support states across America with masks, gowns, gloves and other vital supplies, he thanked the team at Fifa on “what a job they’ve done.”
Trump just referred to FEMA as FIFA.— Rebecca Ballhaus (@Rebecca Ballhaus) 1587420241
“GOOOOOAAAAAL!” people joked on Twitter.
“He is going to call Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo on the next crisis,” one user said.
The homeland security agency's purpose is to coordinate the response to a disaster in the US that overwhelms the resources of local authorities. They are currently working to coordinate the movement of medical resources to hotspots across the country.
Trump’s been struggling to acquire PPE and other medical supplies as he orders from FIFA, rather than the more effe… https://t.co/J6yzBy6OeU— Andrew Keates (@Andrew Keates) 1587430199
Others jokingly drew comparisons between the two, saying both organisations are corrupt — likely referencing the Fifa corruption scandal.
Still, they are very much not the same thing.
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