“President Trump suggested to reporters Thursday that he would move matches for next summer’s 2026 men’s World Cup away from U.S. host cities that are ‘even a little bit dangerous.’ Speaking from the Oval Office, Trump first guaranteed that the World Cup would be ‘very secure,’ but then suggested that he would intervene and strip host cities of matches. A reporter mentioned Seattle and San Francisco, which will host six games each, as cities that have pushed back against the Trump administration’s immigration policies. …”
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