🔗 Share this article Boston's Leader Michelle Wu Responds to Trump's Threat to Move FIFA World Cup Games from City The mayor of Boston, Mayor Wu, suggested that the municipality was ready for a confrontation with US President Donald Trump over his claim that he could instruct FIFA to remove World Cup tournament matches from the stadium in Foxborough, located approximately 35 kilometers south-west of the city. Mayor Wu appeared on a Boston-based podcast recently to respond to criticism from the Trump administration, which had described her as "far-left." Trump had threatened that he would contact 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 one, even if they live in the White House, can change it. Wu continued, "We're in a world where for drama, for control, for pushing the boundaries ... repeated warnings ... are directed at individuals and communities who refuse to back down and submit or be obedient to a hateful agenda." Mayor Wu also remarked, "We are going to continue being ourselves, and that means, sadly, we are going to be in a conversation that is targeting Boston's values." She finished by emphasizing her commitment for the Boston, saying, "Fully committed for our city." The President's Comments and FIFA Involvement Earlier this week, FIFA President Gianni Infantino was photographed alongside Trump at the international summit in Egypt. Infantino has also visited the White House and presented World Cup and Club World Cup trophies to Trump as gifts. Earlier, President Trump was asked about recent disturbances in South Boston that included a police car being burned. Trump responded, "If somebody is doing a bad job, and if I feel there's danger, I would call Infantino – the president of the organization, 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 without hesitation." The president also directly criticized Wu, saying, "Their mayor is not good ... she's radical left, and they're dominating some areas in Boston. That's a strong claim, right?" Past Warnings and Upcoming Tournament Details Trump has made previous comments that he would have the similar discussion with Infantino about moving games from Seattle and San Francisco, which are part of the 16 host cities across North America. The United States is co-hosting the 2026 tournament with Mexico and Canada. The expanded tournament is scheduled to be held from June 11 to 19 July next summer.