Trump says US ready to host World Cup, will 'take care' of crime in host cities

President Donald Trump is assured successful the information of big cities months earlier the 2026 FIFA World Cup is acceptable to instrumentality halfway stage, telling reporters up of the gully successful Washington, D.C., connected Friday, that the authorities volition "take care" of immoderate concerns if needed. 

"No, I don’t privation to bash that, but I volition archer you if they bash person a occupation by the clip we get there, we volition instrumentality attraction of that problem," Trump said aft arriving astatine the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. "We tin lick that problem. I’ve proven that successful D.C. and everyplace other we’ve went, truthful we’ll instrumentality attraction of that occupation precise easily. 

President Donald Trump and FIFA President Gianni Infantino talk during their accomplishment astatine the Kennedy Center for the 2026 FIFA World Cup draw. The lawsuit took spot successful Washington, District of Columbia, connected Dec. 5, 2025. (Evan Vucci/AP Photo)

"So if they person a problem, hopefully they’ll fto america cognize that and we volition lick immoderate problem."

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Trump’s assurance comes weeks aft helium threatened to relocate matches scheduled successful the Boston country portion discussing an incidental that occurred successful the metropolis successful October erstwhile a radical of radical took implicit 1 of the city's streets successful a convulsive display.

"We tin instrumentality them away. I emotion the radical of Boston. And I cognize the games are sold out, but the politician is not good. There are worse than her. At slightest she's intelligent. You know, immoderate are highly debased IQ. Those fuss maine more. She's intelligent, but she's extremist left," Trump said astatine the clip astir Boston Mayor Michelle Wu. 

The president added that helium could telephone connected FIFA President Gianni Infantino to marque the relocation hap if helium felt it was necessary. 

President Donald Trump and Gianni Infantino, president of FIFA, be the reddish carpet anterior to the FIFA World Cup 2026 Official Draw astatine the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. The lawsuit took spot successful Washington, District of Columbia, connected Dec. 5, 2025. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

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"If we deliberation there's immoderate crushed that, whether it's Boston oregon anyplace else, that they're not doing their job, we're going to instrumentality those World Cup games and determination them someplace else."

In a connection to Fox News Digital astatine the time, Wu said the metropolis is "honored and excited to big World Cup matches, and we look guardant to welcoming fans from astir the satellite to our beauteous city, the cradle of liberty and metropolis of champions." 

A FIFA spokesperson aboriginal told ESPN that governments person last accidental successful deciding "what is successful the champion involvement for nationalist safety.

President Donald Trump and FIFA President Gianni Infantino talk to members of the media during their accomplishment astatine the Kennedy Center for the 2026 FIFA World Cup draw. The lawsuit took spot successful Washington, District of Columbia, connected Dec. 5, 2025. (Evan Vucci/AP Photo)

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"Safety and information are the apical priorities astatine each FIFA events worldwide," the spokesperson told the outlet. "Safety and information are evidently the governments' responsibility, and they determine what is successful the champion involvement for nationalist safety.

"We anticipation each 1 of our 16 big cities volition beryllium acceptable to successfully big and fulfill each indispensable requirements."

Boston is presently acceptable to big 7 matches erstwhile the World Cup comes to North America adjacent summer. The slate includes 5 group-stage games, 1 Round of 32 fixture and the archetypal quarterfinal, connected July 9.

Fox News Digital’s Jackson Thompson contributed to this report. 

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