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This is a satirical edited meme featuring former US president Donald Trump's head superimposed onto the body of an official 2018 FIFA World Cup referee. Trump wears a standard yellow FIFA referee jersey printed with 2018 Russia World Cup and official FIFA referee badges, has a stern scowling expression, and holds his right hand out in a clear stop or halt gesture. The joke attached to the image claims FIFA has appointed Trump as the referee for the USA vs Belgium World Cup match, playing on popular associations with Trump's hardline immigration and border control policies to humorously imply he will stop Belgian players from advancing past the US side of the pitch or scoring against the US team.
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REFEREE FIFA 2018, FIFA WORLD CUP RUSSIA 2018

Overview

This is a satirical edited meme featuring former US president Donald Trump's head superimposed onto the body of an official 2018 FIFA World Cup referee. Trump wears a standard yellow FIFA referee jersey printed with 2018 Russia World Cup and official FIFA referee badges, has a stern scowling expression, and holds his right hand out in a clear stop or halt gesture. The joke attached to the image claims FIFA has appointed Trump as the referee for the USA vs Belgium World Cup match, playing on popular associations with Trump's hardline immigration and border control policies to humorously imply he will stop Belgian players from advancing past the US side of the pitch or scoring against the US team.

Origin notes

This meme was originally posted to the Reddit r/Meme subreddit as an RSS sourced entry, created during the 2018 FIFA World Cup. It is a digitally edited composite image, combining a public photo of Donald Trump with an existing photo of a real 2018 World Cup match referee, made to deliver a satirical political joke tied to the US national soccer team's World Cup fixtures.

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