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Trump threatens to yank World Cup games from Boston though it’s up to FIFA to choose sites
- On Tuesday, President Donald Trump threatened to move the 2028 Olympics from Los Angeles, California, and the 2026 World Cup games from Boston, Massachusetts, if he found them unprepared or unsafe.
- Citing public-safety concerns, Trump pointed to California Gov. Gavin Newsom's handling of destructive fires earlier this year and Two Rhode Island teens arrested this month in Boston's South End.
- Los Angeles is preparing to host roughly 800 Olympic-related events, while the greater Boston area will hold seven World Cup matches at Gillette Stadium about 20 miles southwest, with a $1 billion estimated economic boost.
- Massachusetts leaders pushed back, with Gov. Maura Healey saying there is `zero tolerance` for such conduct and both she and Mayor Michelle Wu, Boston, denouncing recent street takeovers.
- Directly attacking local leadership, President Donald Trump said `I know the games are sold out, but your mayor is not good` and `I think she is hurting Boston,` despite Mayor Michelle Wu citing Boston's record low homicide rate last year.
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President Donald Trump threatened Tuesday to relocate the World Cup matches to be played next year in the suburbs of Boston after suggesting that parts of the city had been "taken over" by riots.
Blue City Could Lose World Cup Matches If It Does Not Address Safety Concerns, President Trump Warns * 100PercentFedUp.com * by Danielle
President Trump on Tuesday threatened to relocate World Cup games scheduled to be played in Boston next year if the city does not address safety concerns. “We can take them away. I love the people of Boston. And I know the games are sold out, but your mayor is not good,” Trump said. “She’s intelligent, but she’s radical left. And they’re taking over parts of Boston,” Trump continued. “We could get them back in about two seconds. All she has to d…
Trump doubles down, again suggests he could move World Cup out of Boston
President Donald Trump reiterated Wednesday his threat to pull next year’s World Cup out of Boston, one of several host cities across the nation, telling reporters, “We have the right to do that with FIFA.”
The US president wants to move games from democratic cities and threatens with buddy and Fifa president Infantino. Fifa refers to "responsibility of governments"
Can Trump take World Cup 2026 games away from cities he calls ‘unsafe’?
BOSTON — President Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened to relocate World Cup matches set to be played next year in suburban Boston, after suggesting that parts of the city had been “taken over” by unrest.
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