Trump threatens World Cup host cities over crime. Some respond with a shrug.

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

50% : " The comments mark the second time in recent weeks Trump has suggested he would use international sporting events, including both the 2026 World Cup and the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles, to pressure Democratic-run cities to crack down on crime and lawlessness.
50% : "I love the people of Boston, and I know the games are sold out, but your mayor is not good," Trump said.
50% : Infantino, the FIFA president who has cultivated a close relationship with Trump, has not publicly addressed the president's threats.
50% : He was with Trump in the Middle East last weekend.
50% : "If I thought LA was not going to be prepared properly, I would move it to another location if I had to," Trump said, acknowledging that doing so might require "a different kind of permission."
38% : Both noted that planning for the World Cup has been underway for years and has involved bipartisan cooperation at all levels of government.

*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.