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US President Donald Trump was presented with Olympic medals from the 1984 Los Angeles Games on Tuesday by Casey Wasserman, chairman of the LA28 organising committee.During the exchange, Trump joked, “Can I say that I won them athletically? That would be a great honour”He later thanked Wasserman through a post on Truth Social, saying, “Thank you to Casey Wasserman, Chairman of 2028 LA Olympics…”The medal presentation took place at a White House event where Trump later signed an executive order establishing a presidential task force for the 2028 Olympic Games, which will be hosted in Los Angeles.Calling the event a “wonderful moment for America,” Trump said, “The LA Olympics is shaping up to be a wonderful moment for America. It’s going to be incredible. It’s so exciting.”The newly formed task force will be responsible for coordinating security, streamlining visa and credentialing processes, and ensuring the Games are “safe, seamless and historically successful.” Trump will serve as chair, instead of Governer Gavin Newsom.Vice President JD Vance will serve as vice chair and the task force will include Cabinet secretaries and other top administration officials.“The United States will not let men steal trophies from women at the 2028 Olympics,” Trump said at the event, praising Gene Sykes, chair of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee board, for the USOPC’s move to bar transgender women from women’s sports. After initial silence, Trump questioned the lack of applause, which was followed by scattered clapping.LA28 President Casey Wasserman welcomed the task force initiative, saying it “marks an important step forward in our planning efforts and reflects our shared commitment to delivering not just the biggest, but the greatest Games the world has ever seen in the summer of 2028.”The 2028 Games will be the first Olympics held in the United States since the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.
