Though he does not have direct authority to move games, his frequent musings raise the specter that Trump could try to use the World Cup, or several other major upcoming sporting events, to gain leverage over California in their frequent political clashes.
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Trump can’t take away California’s World Cup games. So why does he keep talking about it?
Despite the president’s repeated flirtations with the idea — he has similarly floated relocating matches from Seattle and Boston — no host city is realistically under threat.
