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Ex-president Trump has yet again announced he would urge FIFA to pull global soccer tournament games from a venue based on that city's politics, with Boston becoming the third targeted location to face such threats from the US president. Additionally, Trump indicated he would contemplate comparable measures against Los Angeles for the 2028 Olympics due to potential safety issues.

Legal Authority and Possible Pressure

Even though Trump lacks official jurisdiction to personally cancel either event, he may exert influence the organizing committees in charge of each tournament to shift locations.

Setting for Statements

These remarks were made during a media briefing with Argentinian president Milei, who was visiting the presidential residence following the revelation of a massive financial assistance for the South American nation. At the close of the gathering, a reporter questioned Trump about a recent unauthorized gathering in downtown Boston where police officers were assaulted and a patrol car was burned. The journalist also questioned if the situation could cause the revocation of hosting duties for the larger World Cup.

“We could take them away,” Trump said regarding the soccer matches, set to be hosted at Gillette Stadium. “She is not good … she’s extremist, and they are dominating parts of downtown. That’s a significant assertion, right?”

Public Gatherings and Public Safety Concerns

Street takeovers, a online-fueled occurrence where participants assemble on urban roads after dark to engage in dangerous driving, have emerged as a ongoing problem in American cities since the coronavirus closures. Recent similar events have escalated into violence in the region, specifically in downtown. Yet, these events are typically not regarded as tied to any particular political ideology.

“In cases where someone is failing, and I feel there’s dangerous circumstances, I will call the organization's president, who is outstanding, and tell him let’s move it to an alternate venue,” he stated on Tuesday. “He will do that. He wouldn’t love to do it, but he’d do it. Readily, he’d do it.”

FIFA Relationship

The organization's head has been open his strategies to be visibly associated with the US leader before the 2026 event, planned to be staged in multiple US locations across the United States along with several in Canada and a few in the southern neighbor. The head has participated at several White House events, had Trump hand over the club tournament trophy after that tournament’s final, and has even delayed his the group's assembly to accompany Trump on a trip to the Gulf states this year.

Previous Threats

This has not stopped, Trump from warning about the removal of soccer games from different locations. In late September, the Washington city and San Francisco came under comparable criticism, with Trump claiming both locations were “run by far-left extremists who lack understanding what they're managing,” while questioning the public safety of both locales and claiming that games could be relocated.

Official Rebuttal

The organization's deputy Montagliani dismissed Trump’s statements when he responded days later at a gathering in London.

“This is the organization's event, our responsibility, FIFA makes such choices,” Montagliani stated. “With all due respect to current world leaders, the sport is bigger than political figures and soccer will survive their administration and their leadership. It's the beauty of this sport, that it is bigger than a single person and more important than any country.”

Olympics Threat

On Tuesday, Trump’s response to a question about the Massachusetts city included a similar threat regarding the upcoming Summer Games.

“If I believed LA was not prepared properly, I'd move it to another location if I had to,” he remarked. “Regarding that event I’d probably have to secure a alternative permission, but we would take that action.”

Any approval Trump mentioned would must come from the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The president, Kirsty Coventry, was selected to her post in March and has so far not appear together with the former president, though she said that she desires a meeting with him at a future time.

Other Remarks

The former president also questioned Gavin Newsom’s response of the LA wildfires, saying that a comparable scenario could result in the removal of the event.

“In case he is uncooperative, we will have to be firm,” the former president stated.

His statement was similarly unambiguous for the Massachusetts city.

“The city better improve their situation,” Trump stated. “That’s all I will say.”