Trump praises Harry Kane as a “GREAT player” during 2026 World Cup

Trump the president used Truth Social to single out the England captain and Bayern Munich striker, who has scored more than 500 career goals.

First Published: July 6, 2026, 3:21 AM EST

WHITE HOUSE — Donald Trump praised England captain Harry Kane as a “GREAT player” on a Truth Social post on July 5, 2026 at 10:08 PM EST.

Here is the full post on [truthsocial]: “Harry Kane of England is a GREAT player!!!”

The brief but emphatic post arrived during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, in which Kane is leading England’s campaign as the team’s all-time top scorer with 78 international goals. Kane, 32, has been one of the most prolific strikers in world football over the past decade, and the tournament has placed him squarely in the global spotlight once again (see skysports.com).

Kane reached a career milestone earlier this year when he scored his 500th goal for club and country, hitting the mark faster than Cristiano Ronaldo(see mirror.co.uk). His 26 Bundesliga goals this season led all scorers across Europe’s top five leagues, ahead of Kylian Mbappe with 23 in Spain and Erling Haaland with 22 in England.

The Bayern Munich striker has said he could see himself extending his contract with the German club rather than returning to the Premier League, where he scored 213 goals for Tottenham Hotspur before his 2023 transfer. “In terms of staying longer, I could definitely see that,” Kane said of his time at Bayern (see si.com). He added that his desire to return to English football “has gone down a little bit” since leaving Spurs, though he stopped short of ruling it out entirely.

Kane holds the record as England’s highest scorer, the highest English scorer in Champions League history with 48 goals, and was named one of the top 50 Premier League players of all time by Sports Illustrated(see si.com). Speculation about a possible return to England has linked him with Manchester United and a reunion with Tottenham, though Bayern are expected to open contract extension talks soon (see tribalfootball.com).

Trump’s praise of a foreign sports star is notable but not unprecedented. The president has a history of weighing in on international sporting events, and his post suggests he has been following the World Cup closely.

In the last 30 days, 143 of 539 Trump posts were on the topic “Uncategorized,” indicating the president frequently uses Truth Social for brief commentary outside his core policy themes.