President Donald Trump was in rare form on Tuesday when he was presented with a set of Olympic medals at a press conference to announce the creation of the White House Task Force for the 2028 Summer Games in Los Angeles.
In a video from our sister site Townhall.com, the president was gifted a full set of original Olympic medals from the last time the city of Los Angeles hosted the traditional games in 1984.
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Trump held the medals up while photographers took pictures, before he made a crack about them.
President Trump is gifted a set of original olympic medals:
“Can I say that I won them athletically?”
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) August 5, 2025
“Can I say that I won them athletically?” Trump said with a grin. “That would be a great honor. That’s beautiful. Thank you very much.”
Casey Wasserman, the chairperson of the 2028 Los Angeles organizing committee, who presented the president with the medals, had just as great a response when he simply replied, “Yes.”
During the presser, Trump announced plans for the 2028 Summer Olympic Games and said he would sign an executive order establishing the White House Task Force to make sure that the U.S. is “fully prepared to welcome the world to Los Angeles” and to ensure the games are “safe, seamless, and historically successful.”
.@POTUS: “Thank you all for being here as we take a major step to ensure the U.S. is fully prepared to welcome the world to Los Angeles for the 2028 Summer Olympic Games… Today, I will sign an Executive Order establishing the White House Task Force on the 2028 Summer Olympics.” pic.twitter.com/LDnQp1nl60
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) August 5, 2025
Trump also elaborated on that promise and how he planned to do that.
🚨President Trump: I’ll use the National Guard or the military to make sure the Olympics are safe in California. pic.twitter.com/LHUUVjCAIH
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) August 5, 2025
“I’ll use the National Guard or the military to make sure the Olympics are safe in California,” the president said.
.@POTUS: “For eight straight consecutive summer games, no one has won more medals than @TeamUSA … We want to keep it that way.” 🥇 pic.twitter.com/kkdX2n180x
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) August 5, 2025
“For eight straight consecutive summer games, no one has won more medals than @TeamUSA … We want to keep it that way,” he added in another clip. “And I’m confident it’s going to continue in 2028.”
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At one point, Trump also recognized Gene Sykes, Chair of the U.S. Olympic Committee, for his actions to prevent trans-identifying biological male athletes from competing in women’s sports
“And thank him for recently banning men from competing in women’s sports…” Trump said. “The United States will not let men steal trophies from women at the 2028 Olympics — and we appreciate the fairness.”
.@POTUS recognizes Gene Sykes, Chair of the U.S. Olympic Committee: “Thank him for recently banning men from competing in women’s sports… The United States will NOT let men steal trophies from women at the 2028 Olympics — and we appreciate the fairness.” pic.twitter.com/Dxntg4mV9N
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) August 5, 2025
The president then signed an executive order that officially established the White House Task Force for the 2028 Summer Olympics.
.@POTUS officially establishes the White House Task Force on the 2028 Summer Olympics ahead of @LA28 pic.twitter.com/pozcWkIifO
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) August 5, 2025
A White House press release broke down a few of the things the task force will be responsible for:
Coordinate Federal planning and response related to the security, transportation, and entry/exit processes for the Games.
Identify legal, logistical, or regulatory barriers that could impede effective Federal support for the Games and recommend timely solutions.
Assist in the planning and implementation of visa processing and credentialing programs for foreign athletes, coaches, officials, and media personnel.
And ensure operational readiness across law enforcement, counterterrorism, transportation, and emergency response functions.
During the same event on Tuesday, Wasserman shared that for the first time in the history of the Olympics, the Olympic torch relay will touch all 50 states ahead of the Los Angeles games.
Los Angeles Olympics Chairman Casey Wasserman says the olympic torch will touch all 50 states for the first time in history. pic.twitter.com/FiWxn6EXdL
— Fox News (@FoxNews) August 5, 2025
He said the “most states” it had ever gone to was 38, so this will be quite the undertaking.
The chairperson of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics then turned to Trump and invited him to run on Park Avenue to revisit history once again.
Trump just smiled, but did not answer. We’ll have to wait and see!
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