Article 70S9F Boston mayor Michelle Wu dismisses Trump threat to remove World Cup games from city

Boston mayor Michelle Wu dismisses Trump threat to remove World Cup games from city

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  • Trump claimed Fifa president could easily' move games

  • Wu says Trump comments are targeting Boston values'

The mayor of Boston, Michelle Wu, implied the city was ready for a face-off with the US president Donald Trump over his claim he could order Fifa to remove World Cup games from Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, 22 miles south-west of the city.

Wu appeared on local podcast Java with Jimmy" on Wednesday to respond to Tuesday's criticism from the White House, which labeled the Democrat as radical left". Trump threatened he would make a call to the Fifa president, Gianni Infantino, if Boston did not clean up its act".

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