President Trump warns of relocating World Cup from Boston, Los Angeles Olympics ...Middle East

By Sri Taylor, Bloomberg

President Donald Trump said he would seek to move 2026 World Cup games out of Boston and shift the 2028 Olympics out of Los Angeles if he thought the cities weren’t properly prepared or if conditions were unsafe.

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The greater Boston area is set to host seven World Cup matches next summer at Gillette Stadium, which is about 20 miles southwest of the city. Trump said he would call FIFA President Gianni Infantino and ask him to relocate those games if the city’s policies under Mayor Michelle Wu, a Democrat, were creating safety concerns. He was responding to a question that referenced a recent spate of so-called street takeovers in Massachusetts where crowds or groups of vehicles have blocked roads and created disturbances.

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“I love the people of Boston. I know the games are sold out, but your mayor is not good,” Trump said during a bilateral lunch with Argentine President Javier Milei on Tuesday. “I think she is hurting Boston. The answer is yes: If somebody is doing a bad job, and if I feel there’s unsafe conditions, I would call Gianni, the head of FIFA, who’s phenomenal, and I would say, let’s move it to another location.”

Trump invited the head of FIFA to this week’s signing of a deal to halt the war in Gaza and has hosted Infantino at the White House multiple times.

“Boston is honored and excited to host World Cup matches, and we look forward to welcoming fans from around the world to our beautiful city, the cradle of liberty and city of champions,” Wu said in a statement.

Trump said he would make a similar request to move the Olympics if needed, criticizing California Governor Gavin Newsom’s handling of the destructive fires in LA earlier this year. LA is preparing to host roughly 800 events related to the Olympics.

“If I thought LA was not going to be prepared properly, I would move it to another location,” Trump said. “Gavin Newsom, he’s got to get his act together.”

The World Cup is expected to create a once-in-a-generation economic windfall as the highest attended sporting event on US soil, with the Boston-area games set to deliver an estimated $1 billion boost to the region’s economy, according to tourism officials.

Mayor Wu frequently describes Boston as one of the safest major cities in America, citing a record low homicide rate last year. At a congressional hearing in March focused on so-called “sanctuary city” policies, Wu said Boston’s approach to immigration protects against unjust enforcement and helps lower crime rates by building trust between the community and police officials.

Both Wu and Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey have denounced the recent street takeovers. Two Rhode Island teens were arrested after an incident in Boston’s South End this month that the police department said resulted in a cruiser being struck with fireworks. Healey has said there is “zero tolerance” for such conduct in Massachusetts.

–With assistance from Greg Ryan and Brendan Case.

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