{"id":11662,"date":"2026-07-20T15:59:16","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T10:59:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=11662"},"modified":"2026-07-20T15:59:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T10:59:16","slug":"hosts-hot-mic-jab-goes-viral-after-trump-trophy-lift-gaffe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=11662","title":{"rendered":"Host\u2019s Hot Mic Jab Goes Viral After Trump Trophy Lift Gaffe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-body\">\n<div id=\"attachment_5743965\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5743965\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5743965\" src=\"https:\/\/am11.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-20-at-09-41-53-1200x702.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"702\" srcset=\"https:\/\/am13.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-20-at-09-41-53-1200x702.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/am13.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-20-at-09-41-53-300x175.jpg 300w, https:\/\/am13.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-20-at-09-41-53-768x449.jpg 768w, https:\/\/am13.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-20-at-09-41-53-1536x898.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/am13.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-20-at-09-41-53-2048x1198.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-5743965\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Screengrab via SBS)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>An Australian TV commentator was caught on a hot mic commenting that producers \u201ccan edit him out of that\u201d as President <strong>Donald Trump<\/strong> lingered onstage during Spain\u2019s World Cup trophy celebration on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Trump attended Spain\u2019s 1-0 extra-time <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/media\/sports\/watch-ferran-torres-clinches-world-cup-victory-for-spain-with-clutch-goal-against-argentina\/\">victory<\/a> over Argentina at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey before joining FIFA President <strong>Gianni Infantino<\/strong> on the pitch for the post-match medal ceremony.<\/p>\n<p>After presenting medals to both teams, Trump remained on the podium as Spain\u2019s players gathered to celebrate with the World Cup trophy, standing between the squad and a bank of photographers during the moment typically reserved for the winning team.<\/p>\n<p>Infantino appeared to encourage the president to step aside before the trophy presentation, but Trump stayed close to the Spain squad as confetti fell and the team celebrated its victory.<\/p>\n<p>During the live broadcast, SBS host <strong>Claudio Fabiano<\/strong> was heard quipping: \u201cThey can edit him out of that.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed_container\" id=\"65cd4f958f53055972aff979407641c4\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Australian broadcaster on hot mic after Trump crashes Spain\u2019s World Cup trophy presentation: \u201cThey\u2019re gonna edit him out of that\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/s2vIIw3cgE\">pic.twitter.com\/s2vIIw3cgE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 MeidasTouch (@MeidasTouch) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MeidasTouch\/status\/2078993231950590216?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 19, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>Earlier in the ceremony, Argentina defender <strong>Cristian Romero<\/strong> refused to shake hands with Trump while collecting his runner-up medal.<\/p>\n<p>The appearance came against the backdrop of strained political relations between the White House and Spain\u2019s government. Prime Minister <strong>Pedro S\u00e1nchez<\/strong>, leader of the Spanish Socialist Workers\u2019 Party, has been one of Trump\u2019s most outspoken critics in Europe.<\/p>\n<p>At a NATO summit in Turkey earlier this month, Trump dismissed the country in blunt terms, saying: \u201cI don\u2019t want anything to do with Spain.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re hopeless. Bad people,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Spain\u2019s victory capped its tournament campaign after the team clinched a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/live-blogs\/spain-vs-argentina-live-updates-world-cup-2026-final-score-result\/o7c5wGK8uury\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">win<\/a> against Argentina in the final when <strong>Ferran Torres<\/strong> scored the only goal in extra time to finish 1-0.<\/p>\n<p>The champions dominated the final from start to finish, taking all 20 shots, completing roughly 400 more passes and pinning the opposition deep inside their own half for most of the game, before Argentine <strong>Enzo Fernandez\u2019s<\/strong> red card reduced the defending champions to 10 men.<\/p>\n<p>Watch above via SBS.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>New: The Mediaite One-Sheet &#8220;Newsletter of Newsletters&#8221;<\/strong><br \/>Your daily summary and analysis of what the many, many media newsletters are saying and reporting. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/subscribe\">Subscribe now!<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;\nn.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,\ndocument,'script','https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Screengrab via SBS) An Australian TV commentator was caught on a hot mic commenting that producers \u201ccan edit him out of that\u201d as President Donald Trump lingered onstage during Spain\u2019s World Cup trophy celebration on Sunday. 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