the red card was not rescinded. it was suspended for a year. very similar to the Ronaldo situation allowing him to play in the opening matches. there's a good article detailing all the behind the scenes efforts in the athletic (gift link): https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/74...ser_shared_article_copylink&smid=url-share-ta despite his phone call to Infantino, this ultimately has very little to do with trump.
I'm not saying it has to do with Trump. But it's not a great optic for the rest of the world. Just gives the appearance of some shady stuff. Regardless of whether it was or not
