President Trump on Tuesday signed an government order establishing a process power to supervise the 2028 Summer season Olympics, which shall be held in Los Angeles.
Trump stated the order will “mobilize the whole federal authorities to make sure the video games are protected, seamless and traditionally profitable.”
Process power members embody Vice President Vance, Legal professional Normal Pam Bondi, Homeland Safety Secretary Kristi Noem, Federal Communications Fee (FCC) Chairman Brendan Carr and White Home chief of workers Susie Wiles.
Casey Wasserman, chairman of the 2028 LA Olympics organizing committee, was additionally in attendance on Tuesday. He introduced Trump with a set of Olympic medals from the 1984 Summer season Olympics, which had been additionally held in Los Angeles.
The order signing got here after Trump has clashed with California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass (D) over the administration’s immigration enforcement efforts within the metropolis.
Trump fashioned a similar task force earlier this yr to supervise the logistics surrounding subsequent yr’s FIFA World Cup, which the U.S., Mexico and Canada are collectively internet hosting.
The Olympics will doubtless need to take care of numerous coverage adjustments underneath the Trump administration.
The U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee late final month barred transgender women from competing in ladies’s occasions, aligning itself with an government order from the Trump administration.