Trump suggests FIFA World Cup could be moved from unsafe cities

"President Donald Trump would look to move matches for the 2026 FIFA World Cup if he deems any of the United States cities planning to serve as hosts to be unsafe. Speaking on Thursday about the football event, which will be co-hosted by the US, Canada and Mexico from June 11 to July 19, Trump was asked by reporters in the Oval Office specifically about games in Seattle and San Francisco. list of 4 itemsend of list Well, that's an interesting question but we're going to make sure they're safe, he said. [Seattle and San Francisco are] run by radical left lunatics who don't know what they're doing."

"He sent the National Guard into Washington, DC, last month to deal with what he called a crime emergency, and he subsequently said that the move resulted in the city having no crime. He said Thursday, As you probably know, we're going into Memphis and we're going into some other cities. Very soon we're going into Chicago. It will be safe for the World Cup. If I think it isn't safe, we'll move into a different city, absolutely. It's actually a very fair question. If I think it's not safe, we're going to move it out of that city. So if any city we think is going to be even a little bit dangerous for the World Cup, or for the [2028] Olympics, you know where they have Olympic overthrow right, but for the World Cup in particular, because they're playing in so many cities, we won't allow it. We'll move it"

The 2026 FIFA World Cup will be hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico with the final in New Jersey. President Donald Trump said he would move matches from any U.S. host city he deems unsafe, specifically referencing Seattle and San Francisco and criticizing their local leadership. Six matches are scheduled at Seattle's Lumen Field and six at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara. FIFA oversees game sites, though Trump has a working relationship with FIFA President Gianni Infantino. Trump cited National Guard deployments and planned security actions in other cities and said unsafe cities would be replaced.

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