The reason why Cristiano Ronaldo was treated like a head of state by Donald Trump in the White House

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The reason why Cristiano Ronaldo was treated like a head of state by Donald
Ronaldo and Trump

Cristiano Ronaldo and Donald Trump together at the White House. The images went around the world and show the President of the United States of America alongside the Portuguese champion, who visited the Tycoon on a day that went viral. Cristiano Ronaldo was part of the long and exclusive list of guests at the state dinner hosted by Trump himself in honor of the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman.

Cristiano Ronaldo, in addition to playing for Al Nassr, also has a key role as an ambassador of the Saudi nation in the eyes of the world and participates heavily in the initiatives of those who give him around 200 million a year in salary.

His current club is actually directly dependent on the Saudi sovereign wealth fund. In the presence of the Vice President of the United States JD Vance, Apple CEO Tim Cook, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and FIFA number one Gianni Infantino, but also Jeff Bezos (Amazon), Jensen Huang (Nvidia), Mary Barra (General Motors), Stephen Schwarzman (Blackstone) and Mike Wirth (Chevron), the next chapter of the 'sportswashing' operation that Cristiano Ronaldo was carrying out was actually played out.

The reason why Cristiano Ronaldo was treated like a head of state by Donald

But what is it about?

CR7 is helping Saudi Arabia clean up its reputation by hosting and attending high-profile sporting events. A way to clean up its international image through sport. Ronaldo's surprise appearance at the meeting between Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman is the latest chapter in a wider operation - especially at the political level - that directly involves him. Ronaldo should effectively become an ambassador for Saudi Arabia in the world of international football, also in view of the 2034 World Cup, which will be held in the Gulf country.

But that's not all. Cristiano Ronaldo's presence at the White House is not only dedicated to these reasons, but also because it seems that it was the Portuguese champion himself who requested to meet US President Donald Trump.

The striker, former Manchester United, Real Madrid and Juventus, has never spoken openly about politics during his career, but recently something has changed. Apparently CR7 has greatly appreciated the work done by Trump recently. Just think that last June, the president of the European Council Antonio Costa, Ronaldo's compatriot, met Trump and gave him a Portugal national football team jersey signed by Ronaldo with the dedication: "For Donald J. Trump, playing for peace."


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