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Donald Trump has once again declared he would urge FIFA to remove upcoming World Cup games from a venue based on that city's governance, with Boston emerging as the third targeted location to encounter such threats from the US president. Moreover, Trump remarked he would contemplate similar action against Los Angeles for the 2028 Olympics due to perceived security concerns.

Official Power and Potential Influence

Even though Trump does not have official jurisdiction to unilaterally remove either tournament, he can apply pressure the international organizations managing each tournament to move host cities.

Setting for Statements

The comments were made during a media briefing with Argentina's leader Milei, who was present in the executive mansion following the announcement of a massive financial assistance for the Latin American country. Near the close of the event, a journalist inquired Trump about a latest “street takeover” in the city where authorities were assaulted and a police vehicle was ignited. The journalist also questioned if the situation could lead to the removal of organizing rights for the expanded World Cup.

“We could take them away,” he stated concerning the World Cup matches, set to be staged at the Foxborough venue. “The city's leader is poor … they're radical left, and activists are taking over areas of downtown. That is a significant claim, right?”

Public Gatherings and Ideological Perceptions

Unauthorized gatherings, a social media-driven occurrence where groups of people congregate on urban roads after dark to perform stunts, have emerged as a repeated problem in US urban areas since the lockdown closures. Latest similar events have escalated into violence in Massachusetts, specifically in Boston. Nevertheless, these occurrences are typically not seen as tied to any particular political ideology.

“When someone is doing a bad job, and I believe exist unsafe conditions, I will call the organization's president, who is outstanding, and suggest it should be shifted to another location,” he stated publicly. “He will do that. He wouldn’t love to do it, but he'd agree. Very easily, he'd comply.”

FIFA Relationship

Gianni Infantino has made no secret his attempts to be visibly associated with the US leader prior to next year’s tournament, scheduled to be staged in numerous American venues across the US along with two in the northern neighbor and three in the southern neighbor. The organization's leader has participated at various White House gatherings, facilitated Trump deliver the Club World Cup trophy after the concluding game, and has even delayed his own organization’s congress to accompany Trump on a trip to the Arab region this year.

Previous Threats

Nevertheless, Trump from threatening the removal of World Cup matches from other US host cities. In late September, Seattle and the Bay Area metropolis were comparable criticism, with Trump asserting both urban centers were “led by ideological activists who don’t know what they are doing,” while challenging the safety level of both cities and claiming that games could be relocated.

FIFA Response

The organization's deputy Montagliani dismissed Trump’s statements when he responded subsequently at a conference in London.

“It is the organization's event, our responsibility, the organization determines such choices,” he stated. “Respectfully to current world leaders, soccer is transcends political figures and soccer will survive their regime and their leadership. That is the beauty of this sport, that it is bigger than one leader and bigger than individual states.”

LA Games Warning

Similarly, Trump’s response to a question about Boston extended to a comparable warning regarding the LA Olympic event.

“When I believed the city was failing to be adequately ready, I'd shift it to another location if I had to,” he remarked. “For the Olympics I may have to secure a different kind of consent, but we would proceed.”

The permission Trump mentioned would must come from the Olympic governing body. Their head, Kirsty Coventry, was elected to her role in this year and has yet to meet publicly with Trump, though she said that she would like a meeting with Trump at some point.

Other Remarks

He also questioned the state's leader Newsom’s response of the California fires, stating that a comparable scenario could cause the cancellation of the event.

“If he is uncooperative, we are going to have to be strict,” he commented.

His statement was similarly unambiguous for Boston.

“They must clean up their act,” he remarked. “That is my message.”