Which cities do you think he'd like to lord over, take something away, or simply pester because he doesn't like them?
"The governors are going to have to behave. The mayors are going to have to behave," Trump said.
"In the case of California, you have a problem. You have high crime and you have a place that just suffered great fires and everything else, and they didn't do a very good job. … So, here's the story. I love Los Angeles. If they want help during this, I would love to send in the National Guard or whoever is necessary to help them. I want it to be great. I'd love it to be in Los Angeles. I love the place. It's a natural for Los Angeles."
He added, "If we think there's going to be crime, if we are obstructed by the governor and maybe he won't obstruct, maybe it'll be great. But I'd love for him to call and say, 'You know, we'd like to have some extra (help)' because if there's even a hint of a problem, we want to get in there before the problem occurs."
Trump last month threatened to pull World Cup games from Boston after mentioning his displeasure with that city's Democratic mayor, Michelle Wu.
When asked for specifics on Monday about what it would take for him to try and move matches from host cities, Trump was vague.
"If we think there's going to be any sign of any trouble, I would ask Gianni to move that to a different city," he said. "We have a lot of cities that would love to have it, No. 1, and we'll do it very safely."
Reporters asked the president about his threats to pull games and in an extraordinary moment turned to Infantino, saying, "But if we think there's going to be a problem, Gianni, can I say we will move?"
The FIFA president, who has developed a tight relationship with Trump in recent years, declined to enthusiastically back the idea.
"Safety and security is the No. 1 priority for a successful World Cup," Infantino said in response to Trump.
