Trump 'will move' World Cup games from 'unsafe' cities

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:03):
Recent news reports indicate that's the US President Donald Trump
suggested he might move twenty twenty six FIFA World Cup
matches from cities he deems even a little bit dangerous.
The US will co host the tournament with Canada and Mexico.
World governing body FETFAT is in charge of organizing the
tournament and selecting host cities, and any changes now or

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at a later stage would face logistical challenges. It is
also unclear whether Trump has the authority to make such changes,
though he does have a close working relationship with ITS
president Johnny and Fontino and his chair of the World
Cup Task Force. It will be safe for the World Cup,
Trump told reporters in the Oval Office. If I think

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it isn't safe, we'll move it into a different city.
The eleven host cities in the US or Atlanta, Boston, Dallas, Houston,
Kansas City, Los Angeles, US Miami, New York, New Jersey, Philadelphia,
San Francisco, and Seattle. Trump was asked specifically about matches

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in the Democratic curun cities of Seattle and San Francisco,
both are due to host six games. He also mentioned
Los Angeles and other Democratic stronghold which will host the
twenty twenty eight Olympics and eight matches next year. If
any city we think is going to be even a
little bit dangerous for the World Cup or for the Olympics,

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but for the World Cup in particular, because they're playing
in so many cities, we won't allow it to go.
We'll move it around a little bit, he said. Trump
has made tackling crime of central part of his agenda.
Last month, he deployed National Guard troops and federal officers
into Washington, d C. Despite figures knowing a fall in

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crime since it's spiked in twenty twenty three. He said
he planned to send troops into Memory Fish in Chicago two.
In June, he ordered two thousand National guardsmen to Los
Angeles to deal with unrest over rays on undocumented migrants.
Mayors of potential host cities have expressed confidence in their
safety measures. Seattle mayor Bruce Harrell, for example, stated they

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are working to make the twenty twenty six World Cup
a safe, welcoming and fun experience. The draw for the
group stage of the World Cup is scheduled for December
fifth in Washington, D C. The tournament will run from
June eleventh to nineteen July,