Washington, Dec. 6 -- US President Donald Trump was awarded the newly created FIFA Peace Prize during a ceremony held at the Kennedy Center here today that featured musical performances, celebrity hosts, sports luminaries and plenty of fanfare in the US capital.
FIFA credited Trump for brokering peace in multiple parts of the world, reports CNN.
"This is truly one of the great honours of my life," Trump said in his acceptance speech, also thanking first lady Melania Trump.
While the president has certainly contributed to brokering several agreements between long-standing foes, his role in securing ceasefires in some of the conflicts he has boasted about ending has been disputed by some of the countries involved. That includes the conflic...