FOXBORO, Mass. (WPRI) — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he could remove World Cup games from Massachusetts over "unsafe conditions."
Boston is a host city for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, with seven games set to be played at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro.
Trump cited the so-called "street takeovers" that occurred in several Massachusetts cities earlier this month as a cause of concern.
Although Trump said he loves the people of Boston, he said Mayor Michelle Wu is "not good."
"I think she is hurting Boston. If somebody is doing a bad job and if I feel there are unsafe conditions, I would call Gianni, the head of FIFA, who's phenomenal, and I would say, 'Let's move it to another location.' And he would do that. He wouldn't love to do it, but he'd do it very easily. He'd do it, and th