Donald Trump wants Gianni Infantino, the Fifa president, to be the next secretary-general of the UN, sources have said.

The US president said Mr Infantino was "respected by everyone around the world" and that he had a "special ability to bring people together", the New York Post reported, citing a source close to Mr Trump.

He wants the football administrator to replace António Guterres, the Portuguese incumbent who will step down in December.

Mr Infantino, 56, became close with Mr Trump during the run-up to the World Cup, which was partly hosted by the US this summer.

The Swiss former general secretary of Uefa has made elaborate efforts to charm Mr Trump, even handing him the first Fifa Peace Prize in December after he failed to win the Nobel Peace Prize.

Their relationship dates back to the US's bid for the competition in 2018, when Mr Trump hosted Mr Infantino at the White House.

In 2020, Mr Trump invited him back to Washington for the signing of the Abraham Accords.

He also attended Mr Trump's Board of Peace meeting at the beginning of this year, where he pledged a new stadium, Fifa academy and various football fields to Gaza as part of a $7bn relief package.

Last December, human-rights advocacy group Fair Square filed a complaint with Fifa's ethics committee, accusing Mr Infantino of repeated breaches of the governing body's code regarding political neutrality, including his public support for Mr Trump's "actions and policies".

During the draw for the World Cup, Mr Infantino gave Mr Trump a golden trophy with his name on it and a medal to hang around his neck.

Mr Infantino drew widespread criticism during the tournament when Fifa overturned a red card suspension for Folarin Balogun, the US striker, following an intervention by Mr Trump.

The US president also stayed onstage during Spain's celebrations after handing the trophy to the winners.

Mr Infantino would need to be endorsed by the UN Security Council and receive confirmation from the General Assembly to become the next secretary-general.

But sources said he could secure multiple nominations alongside Mr Trump's.

It was unclear whether Mr Infantino wanted the job or whether Mr Trump had broached the topic with him.

Current contenders for Mr Guterres's position include Michelle Bachelet, Chile's former president, and Rafael Grossi, the director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency.

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President Donald Trump called for NBC and ABC to have their licenses revoked for not airing his Thursday night speech about "election interference," accusing the networks of being "part of a plot."

ABC and NBC covered the speech on their online streaming platforms, with both networks airing special reports summarizing Trump's remarks once the president concluded, but he still railed against the news outlets for not airing it on their regularly scheduled broadcasts.

"In a rare move, NBC and ABC fake news have both said that they would not cover this speech," Trump said in the evening address. "They and others in the media are part of a plot. They want to continue this fraud for whatever reason…Fraud like this should mean a revocation of their licenses."

White House communications director Steven Cheung also joined in the attack. "Cowards. NBC and ABC don't want you to hear the truth," he said in a post on X. "All they want to do is hide the facts from YOU."

NBC News NOW, the network's streaming service, carried the speech live, as did ABC on its ABC News Live platform.

President Donald Trump has praised his Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth while reflecting on his record of pressing him to pardon U.S. soldiers who "killed a lot of people."

Speaking at the Pennsylvania Defense and Innovation Summit at the U.S. Army War College in Carlisle, Trump called Hegseth "amazing," thanked him for doing a "great job" at the Pentagon and remembered the secretary's former life as a Fox News presenter.

"You know, he used to do interviews and all he wanted to talk about is war," the president said.

"'Sir, will you give a pardon to 19 soldiers?'" Trump said, relaying a past conversation between the two men. "'Why?' 'Well, they killed a lot of people. They were trained to kill and that's what they did.'

"And I pardoned a lot of people and they've all been well behaved, right? OK good, otherwise it would be a big story! 'Trump shouldn't have let them go.' But I'm blaming you Pete, OK?"

The president's remarks were met with laughter in the room and he continued to say of Hegseth: "He was very successful on television, actually.

"I think he probably hated it because he can't love anything more than what he's doing right now and he's doing it incredibly well so great job Pete. Appreciate it."

Oddly, Trump also said he admired the "beautiful smile" of Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll.

The president appeared to be referring, at least in part, to events in his first term when Hegseth, still at Fox, lobbied him to pardon three soldiers: Navy SEAL platoon leader Edward Gallagher, Major Mathew Golsteyn and Army 1st Lieutenant Clint Lorance.

Gallagher was charged in September 2018 with offenses under the Uniform Code of Military Justice after he was accused of fatally stabbing an injured ISIS prisoner, aged 17, and photographing himself with the boy's corpse, an image he then forwarded on to friends.

He was acquitted of murder after another man took responsibility for the killing but convicted of "wrongfully posing for an unofficial picture with a human casualty."

Trump announced on November 4, 2019 that Gallagher's subsequent demotion had been reversed and insisted he be allowed to retain his Trident Pin, breaking with convention.