The president said on Tuesday he is prepared to ask world football governing body FIFA to move matches if local authorities refuse to cooperate with him on security and law enforcement.
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“If someone does a bad job and I think there is a security problem,” Trump threatens to call FIFA president Gianni Infantino and ask him to move the match to another location. “And he would,” Trump assured journalists during a meeting with his Argentinian counterpart Javier Milei in Washington.
Questions about Boston
The president was asked about Boston in particular. That Democratic city opposes Trump’s hard immigration policy. The US hosts the FIFA World Cup together with Canada and Mexico, but the majority of the matches are played in American stadiums.
“I could say the same about the Olympics,” Trump added. “If I thought Los Angeles wasn’t doing well, I would move it.” The California city is preparing to host the Games in the summer of 2028.
