🔗 Share this article Boston's Leader Mayor Wu Addresses President Trump's Threat to Move World Cup Games from City Boston's mayor, Mayor Wu, suggested that the municipality was ready for a confrontation with US President Donald Trump over his claim that he could order FIFA to relocate World Cup games from Gillette Stadium, situated approximately 35 kilometers south-west of Boston. Wu spoke on a Boston-based podcast recently to respond to criticism from the White House, which had described her as "far-left." President Trump had warned that he would call FIFA President Gianni Infantino if Boston did not "clean up its act." A great deal of it is locked down by contract so that no single person, even if they live in the White House, can change it. Wu added, "We live in a time where for drama, for power, to test limits ... ongoing threats ... are issued at people and cities who refuse to back down and comply or be obedient to a hateful agenda." Mayor Wu further stated, "We will keep being ourselves, and that means, sadly, we are going to be part of a discussion that is targeting what Boston stands for." She finished by emphasizing her commitment for the Boston, declaring, "Fully committed for our city." The President's Comments and FIFA Involvement Recently, FIFA President Gianni Infantino was photographed with Trump at the Gaza summit in Egypt. Infantino has also been to the White House and given World Cup tournament and club championship awards to the president as presents. On Tuesday, President Trump was questioned on unrest in South Boston that included a police vehicle being set on fire. Trump responded, "If things aren't handled well, and if I feel there's unsafe conditions, I would call Infantino – the head of FIFA, who's great." He continued, "I would say: 'We should relocate the games' and they would comply. He wouldn't love to do it. But he would do it very easily." The president also specifically targeted Mayor Wu, stating, "Their mayor is ineffective ... she's radical left, and they're dominating parts of Boston. That's a pretty big statement, right?" Past Warnings and Upcoming Tournament Details Trump has made previous comments that he would take the similar discussion with Infantino about moving matches from Seattle and San Francisco, which are among the 16 host cities across the continent. The United States is joint hosts the 2026 tournament with Mexico and Canada. The 48-team event is scheduled to be played from June 11 to 19 July in the coming year.