FOXBORO, Mass. (WPRI) – Politicians in Massachusetts are responding to President Donald Trump's claims on Tuesday that he could remove World Cup games from the state 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, on Tuesday, cited the so-called "street takeovers" that occurred in several Massachusetts cities earlier this month as a cause of concern.
Trump claimed he loves the people of Boston, but 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 lov