Trump Warns of Relocating World Cup From Boston, LA Olympics
US President Donald Trump speaks during a FIFA Task Force meeting in the East Room of the White House in Washington on May 6.
Photographer: Francis Chung/Politico/BloombergPresident 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.
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.