U.S. President Donald Trump is establishing a task force for the upcoming 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. Trump signed an executive order to that effect in Washington, in the presence of Casey Wasserman, head of the Olympic organizing committee. According to Trump, the Summer Games are among the events he most looks forward to during his second term.

For the first time since the 2002 Winter Games in Salt Lake City, the United States will again host the Olympics. Trump had last attended the FIFA Club World Cup final in New York, one year before the 2026 World Cup to be held jointly by the U.S., Canada, and Mexico—but also stirred controversy with his appearance during Chelsea FC’s award ceremony.

The 79-year-old president has also established a task force for the upcoming World Cup, which held its first meeting in May and includes FIFA President Gianni Infantino. “It’s a great time to be a sports fan in the United States,” Trump said during the Olympic task force ceremony. Wasserman presented Trump with a set of medals from the 1984 Games, which Los Angeles had previously hosted for the first time in 1932. Organizing Chief:

“These Will Be America’s Games” Wasserman praised the creation of the task force, which will coordinate federal, state, and local measures concerning security and transportation. “Without you, we wouldn’t be here. These will truly be America’s Games,” he told Trump. The Olympic torch relay, which will carry the flame to Los Angeles, is set to travel through all 50 U.S. states. However, controversy is already surfacing.

For instance, the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) has effectively banned transgender women from participating in Olympic sports. Trump, without explicitly referencing the decision, voiced support for the measure during his speech. Wasserman, meanwhile, recently dismissed growing concerns that athletes from certain countries may be denied entry to the Summer Games due to the Trump administration’s stricter visa requirements.