WASHINGTON – During a Tuesday meeting with reporters, President Donald Trump announced that federal authorities will need to intervene in Los Angeles when the World Cup takes place, citing concerns about preventing criminal activity and maintaining order.
Speaking from the Oval Office, Trump stated: “We’re gonna have to do something when it comes World Cup time, and we’re gonna have to force ourselves upon them, which we have the right to do, because we don’t want to have any crime, we don’t want to have any problems.”
The president has previously implemented law enforcement crackdowns in multiple cities, including deploying hundreds of federal agents and thousands of military personnel to Washington, D.C.
The international soccer tournament, which ranks among the world’s most watched sporting competitions, is scheduled to take place during June and July of this year. The event will span three nations: the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
Representatives from both the Los Angeles mayor’s office and California’s governor have not yet provided responses to media inquiries about Trump’s announcement.
