Trump celebrates Messi, revels in Inter Miami’s ‘good looks’

U.S. President Donald Trump welcomed Lionel Messi and his Inter Miami team to the White House on Thursday, but confessed he had no idea that one of the world’s greatest soccer players was coming — until his son told him.

Trump celebrated 2025 Major League Soccer Cup champions Inter Miami in a ceremony that blended athletic prowess and military might, as the president boasted about the United States’ ongoing operation in Iran.

“The United States military, together with the wonderful Israeli partners...