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Donald Trump creates White House task force to oversee preparations for 2026 World Cup

Washington, Mar 9 (UNI) President Donald Trump has signed an executive order establishing a White House task force for the 2026 World Cup that will oversee preparations for the high-profile tournament.
The task force, first reported by OutKick, will be chaired by Trump. Vice President J D Vance will serve as vice chair and an executive director, to be named later, will run day-to-day operations, the CNN reported.
“We’re going to be establishing a task force, a very important task force … and that’s on the FIFA World Cup of 2026 which is, you know, is a big event,” Trump said. “It’s going to be the biggest event, I think.”
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