In response to a recent string of so-called street takeovers, President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he could “take away” the 2026 World Cup games scheduled to be held in the Boston area.

The recent takeovers , which allegedly included illegal street racing and attacking police cruisers, have occurred in Boston and several nearby communities. Similar incidents were reported in three Boston neighborhoods and in Dedham, Fall River, Middleborough, and Randolph on a single night earlier this month, according to police.

That night, a takeover in Boston allegedly saw a violent crowd destroy a police cruiser, which police said went up in flames after being hit with a lit firework.

When asked Tuesday at a White House press conference about the street takeovers and upcoming World Cup g

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