What Trump’s intervention in the sacrosanct, incorruptible affairs of FIFA does is remind the rest of the world that Trump is not just a dim-witted buffoon, but a truly psychologically screwed up person.

It should come as no surprise to anyone that Trump and his minions attempted to have Balogun’s red card overturned. For Trump, along with many of his cotravellers, rules and laws, never mind a sense of fair play or honor, are for other people. Trump views intervening in the red card suspension as the right thing to do because he wanted to do it and he was able to do it. He can’t even conceive how what he is doing is inappropriate–if he wants something, he takes it (Trump is a man whose highest impulse is ME WANT HAMBURGER). And his narcissism makes utterly incapable of perceiving how other people view events because everything is always about him.

As to openly admitting he did this, this too is part and parcel of Trump’s damaged psychology. Trump is a narcissist, and so, of course, he is going to tell everyone he did this, especially since he thinks he did nothing wrong (see the previous paragraph). He runs his stupid mouth all the time when doing so is counter to his interests, because what is most important to him isn’t the objective, but the adulation.

In other words, this is just another day in the life of Trump, but now he’s dragged the fans one of the world’s favorite sports along for the ride.

Update: Belgium has been granted the right to appeal the decision, but I have no idea what that actually means in any practical sense. If the red card unsuspension does get overturned, it will be another instance where Trump’s need for gratification superseded his policy objectives.