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Trump will skip US match
President Donald Trump does not plan to attend tonight’s do-or-die match between the United States and Bosnia and Herzegovina, according to a White House official, who says Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick will lead the government’s delegation to Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California. Trump, who is traveling to North Darkota today, has yet to attend any matches thus far in the World Cup, although he is expected at the July 19 final in New Jersey.
Other Cabinet officials, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin and Energy Secretary Chris Wright, have represented the United States at its previous three matches in the tournament. Lutnick will be joined by White House FIFA World Cup Task Force czar Andrew Giuliani.
Our White House correspondent Sophia Cai, a member of the Axel Springer Global Reporters Network, has been covering World Cup politics in regular video dispatches for our sister publication “Bild.”
Here’s her latest report explaining why President Donald Trump has yet to attend a World Cup match, and how he keeps up from the White House.
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