Trump names himself chair of L.A. Olympics task force, sees role for military during Games

[Dulcinea]

(LA Times) In past Olympic Games held on American soil, sitting presidents have served in passive, ceremonial roles. President Trump may have other plans.

An executive order signed by Trump on Tuesday names him chair of a White House task force on the 2028 Games in Los Angeles, viewed by the president as "a premier opportunity to showcase American exceptionalism," according to a White House statement. Trump, the administration said, "is taking every opportunity to showcase American greatness on the world stage."

At the White House, speaking in front of banners adding the presidential seal to the logo for LA28, Trump said he would send the military back to Los Angeles if he so chose in order to protect the Games. In June, Trump sent the National Guard and U.S. Marines to the city amid widespread immigration enforcement actions, despite widespread condemnation from Mayor Karen Bass and other local officials.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-names-himself-chair-l-221638998.html

[marble falls]

1. The military? Are the adding grenade toss and thousand yard stare?

[whopis01]

18. Someone has to round up all the foreigners that show up during the Olympics. n/t

[lapfog_1]

2. nobody will show up

no tourists... we will be a complete police state by then... and maybe no athletes. Should just cancel the games now.

[johnnyfins]

4. Considering where US tourism is right

Now after only 6 months, you are correct.

[Lovie777]

3. WTF?.....................

shithole's gonna screw that up too.

shithole will allow dictators and their minions into the country for the event.

[johnnyfins]

5. I hope the world boos him to no end if

he shows his demented old carcass at any events.

[TexLaProgressive]

6. What could go wrong?!?

The man who has a history of crashing everything into the ground will likely live up to his past.

[CincyDem]

7. No surprise...he's like a moth to the light when there grift to be grifted.

[tanyev]

8. Amazing how the President of the United States of America also has the time

to be chair of the Kennedy Soon-to-be Trump Center, chair of an Olympics task force, carry out the destruction renovation of the Rose Garden and plan a yuuuuge remodel of the White House. And all of this while shitposting on his social media platform several hours a day and spending many days at his own properties to play golf!

It’s as if he’s not doing any real work at all. 😒

[LymphocyteLover]

9. goddamn, this motherfucker has to ruin everything

[3auld6phart]

26. Ys

Give Thanks to that asshole Roger’s an his asslivking Supreme Court sycophant s.

[twodogsbarking]

10. September 5, 1972.

[choie]

78. More like

Hitler and the 1936 Olympics.

[twodogsbarking]

79. There is a movie.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28082769/

[Pacifist Patriot]

11. Well doesn't this have 1936 Berlin written all over it?

[Just Jerome]

31. And who

will emerge as the Jesse Owens to defy shitler?

[SusieCreamcheese]

65. Absolutely!

This was the first thing I thought of when I read about his take-over of the Olympics committee. "American Exceptionalism" = "Aryan Exceptionalism".

[global1]

12. Shades Of The 1936 Berlin Olympics And Hitler.....

You might want to google the '36 Olympics to see what we might be in for.

I guess Tr**p is still trying to emulate his role model!!!

[lark]

16. Ding, ding ding!

He wants to emulate his hero, that is for sure.

[gab13by13]

13. Is he planning a false flag operation?

Sending in the military is pretty suspicious. He wants dearly to be in charge, through the military, of law enforcement in all the states.

[liberalgunwilltravel]

14. He wants to recreate

The 1936 Olympics. Fucking Nazi. I hope he has his bunker moment soon.

[lark]

15. Trump will singlehandedly destroy the Olympics - watch

I predict these will be the worst attended and worst rated games - ever! He will have police all over the place and bet they arrest anyone here a day after. If he's totally stupid - it will happen during the games.

[Hornedfrog2000]

17. Man, Putin will need to tell him to slow down

He is gonna blow his cover fucking the country up so badly so fast.

[rubbersole]

19. It's time for the IOC to move or cancel the 2028 games.

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[Deuxcents]

21. I don't understand why they haven't given the current situation in LA. The Olympics are about sports

A showcase of the host country’s history and hospitality..Not a country’s military display

[Bev54]

70. Because the IOC are just a bunch of grifters themselves.

They allowed the Olympics to go ahead in Russia when it was obvious they were preparing to invade Ukraine. The IOC and FIFA officials are all powerful and they delight in their power as much as Trump does.

[the nelm]

38. Umm, 2028 Games...n/t

[rubbersole]

80. Oops. I'll edit. Thanks 👋

[Irish_Dem]

20. US military being used like security guards at a bar or Walmart.

[speak easy]

42. The military will be our greeters.

[Irish_Dem]

56. US army used like trumps personal gestapo and goon squad.

If I see them I will Give them a piece of my mind.

Damn traitors.

US army has no balls if they do this.

[Orrex]

22. Every country should boycott

[usonian]

34. No need to boycott. Foreign athletes will be arrested, beaten, and sent back home as soon as they arrive.

USA gets clean sweep.

[Lonestarblue]

23. My first thought on reading this was the scene from Boys in the Boat with the US team arriving in Germany .

As they left their ship and drove to their hotel, they were greeted with Nazis and Nazi flags all along the street. It was absolutely chilling. I can imagine something similar—and just as sinister—with the streets leading into Olympic venues lined with masked stormtroopers and Trump MAGA flags.

Given the nastiness of ICE and border control agents, I wonder how many people will refuse to attend. Imagine spending a lit of money on airplane tickets and Olympic events and then being refused entry to the because you criticized Trump or Vance on some social media app. Why take the risk?

Of course, by 2028 Trump may be well into dementia and unable to be shown in public.

[MiHale]

24. Showcase American greatness?...

By then…okay…even today…what’s American greatness?
Gold and glitter…flags and pennants…soldiers and war machines?

American greatness is destroyed…it’s not material things.

American greatness is an idea; an agreement that that idea can be visualized and brought to fruition for individuals as well as groups for the betterment of all. Birthed in an environment of cooperation, understanding, compassion and commitment.

[Cloudhopper]

49. American greatness to him means himself.

[orangecrush]

25. So tired

Of having him insert his little mushroom dick into every aspect of life.

[underpants]

27. Watch him get on the medal stand at least once.

[Ocelot II]

29. He'll insist on handing out all the gold medals, which will be the size of dinner plates

and have his picture on them.

[Marthe48]

46. He'll steal them like he did the soccer medals

At least the gold medals.

[murielm99]

47. I don't know about this.

What did he do, Marthe?

[Marthe48]

52. In July this year

Somehow he weaseled his way onstage when FIFA awarded the World Cup trophy to Chelsea.
traitor felon took the original, claiming FIFA gave it to him. The Chelsea team will get a copy.

[underpants]

58. I won't be surprised if he somehow lights the Olympic flame.

[Ocelot II]

59. Probably by farting.

[Ocelot II]

61. Or, he will lead the opening ceremonies parade in a golden golf cart, carrying the torch.

Which, with any luck at all, will set his hair on fire.

[Pacifist Patriot]

83. I haven't watched the Olympics in decades. I'd tune in for that.

[tinrobot]

30. He'll also try to kiss attractive winners and "inspect" the locker rooms.

This is going to be treated like his own personal Miss Universe pageant.

[Marthe48]

48. Hope he tries it on with the archery team

Or judo, or fencing.

[Chasstev365]

28. 🤞He'll be dead long before 2028

[Dulcinea]

44. We can only hope. nt

[Abnredleg]

32. The US military has always supported the Olympics

For instance, for the 1996 Atlanta Olympics there were 11,000 uniformed military providing security and logistical support. It was the same for the 2002 Winter Olympics. It took 30 seconds of Googling for me to learn this.

There is legislation to allow this, and what Trump is doing is no different than what his predecessors have done.

[Ferrets are Cool]

36. LOLOL

"what Trump is doing is no different than what his predecessors have done"

[Abnredleg]

40. In this instance, yes

The devil will be in the details.

[niyad]

60. JFC

[Volaris]

33. '.. showcasing american greatness on the world stage..'

Is the OPPOSITE of what American Greatness, really IS.

'There was a dream that was Rome. You could only whisper it, or it would VANISH.'

That's the core incorrect conviction that defines MAGA..that a whisper is the same as screaming it from the rooftops.. even as it dissappears in front of their own eyes, they'll scream it's never been more real.

Whatever. Trumps 'time for honoring himself' is fast coming to an end. Jeffrey and his own hubris is seeing to that lol.

[Ocelot II]

64. If you're great you don't have to "showcase" your greatness.

If, on the other hand, you're turning into a third-world shithole because your leader is a megalomaniac so incompetent that he bankrupted a casino, you have to put on a big fancy show. A Potemkin Olympics, as it were.

[Volaris]

88. Potemkin is the perfect word to describe this administration and MAGA congress...

Potemkin
DOJ
Economics
Defense
'Christian' values
Etc..you name it, and theyre gonna find a way to potemkin the shit out of it.

[Historic NY]

35. Requiring pay for play Visa's to come here is definitely a non starter...

all person desiring entry including the contestants can be barred at Trumps will.

[Abnredleg]

43. That requirement is limited to a few nations

And doesn’t apply if your country is in the Visa Waiver Program. The vast majority of those wishing to travel to the Olympics won’t be require to post a bond.

https://www.dhs.gov/visa-waiver-program

[sdfernando]

69. Bond or not...it doesn't matter

people won't come. I wouldn't and I would bet that 90% of sane people wouldn't either.

The games rarely, if ever turn a profit for the hosting city. I think LA 1984 was the last that actually made some $$, but that was because they used existing facilities, there was a large media presence, LA was the only bidder. So these games will lose $$ like pretty much all the rest...and that orangefelon will blame it on LA, Bass (or whoever is mayor).

I wouldn't even put it past that freak to threaten/intimidate event judges to ensure the US athlete wins because he cheats at EVERYTHING!

I certainly will not attend nor watch a 1936 redux of the Olympics.

[bucolic_frolic]

37. Neurotic Fitness Envy

Big Beautiful Bod seeks admiration for fitness

[Hartpi978]

39. Isn't that what Hitler did?

Isn't that what Hitler did in the 1936 Berlin Olympics? maybe not, but the script is the same.

[dalton99a]

41. A Trump Olympics with MAGA soldiers and tanks and fighter jets

[CanonRay]

45. Just cancel the games.Now.

[pfitz59]

50. He'll steal all the gold medals

and photo bomb every award ceremony.

[Tetrachloride]

51. Taco trucks

[JT45242]

53. Hope the IOC rips it from LA and the US

Seriously the whole point of the Olympics is anti-military.

[flashman13]

55. I couldn't agree with you more. BTW, the World Cup should cancel the games here as well.

[samsingh]

54. don't dictators make moves like this?

[Ocelot II]

62. Berlin, 1936.

[Farmer-Rick]

57. Aside from police assistance

The military will probably have to do a better parade than the one they did in DC. Pedo Trump will probably have a military march for the opening ceremony. Then the military will be needed to help out as non whites are rounded up and put in cages and concentration camps.

He has lots of plans for the military in California. He may even just arrest Newsom.

[vapor2]

63. What could go wrong?

[George McGovern]

66. Yet another dumb dictate from Donald Julius CaesarTrump. God help us -- Please!

[Dulcinea]

71. Remember what happened to Julius Caesar.

Et tu, Couchbanger?

[Irish_Dem]

68. He will control every facet of American life.

In order to degrade and destroy everything.

[no_hypocrisy]

72. How much is insisting for his services?

[democrank]

73. What a teeny little man Trump is

He has to be in the spotlight at all times. His name is plastered everywhere. Trump steaks, Trump sneakers, Trump vodka.

One place we won’t see his name is on history’s list of Vietnam Veterans.

[ultralite001]

74. Release the Epstein / Maxwell Files...

NOW, you obfuscating old perv…

The Olympics + Wotld Cup + Big Bawdy Ballroom won’t get you off the hook…

[Pachamama]

75. The new Berlin Games

It’s 1936 and the fuhrer wants his games

[DBoon]

76. "Trump names himself"???

will he next crown himself emperor?

[quaint]

77. L.A. will lose millions and Tump will blame Newsom.

[Paladin]

81. Move the 2028 games elsewhere. IMMEDIATELY. (nt)

[Linda ladeewolf]

82. Something tells me, he just tossed the Olympics in the trash,

No one is going to be there if he sends the military in.

[kimbutgar]

84. I hope the Olympic committee moves to another venue

Paris still has the infrastructure and I’m sure some other countries could step up to take it on.

While I feel bad for Los Angeles they will suffer more than gain for his takeover. And you know he will be grifting from it. Demanding paybacks.

[DBoon]

85. Is he going to dissolve the current LA city administrator and have the military rule the city?

[kimbutgar]

87. I wonder about that also

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

86. Is he going to pull a Nero?

The embarrassing spectacle when Emperor Nero competed in the Ancient Olympics

[Solly Mack]

89. Make the opening ceremony a tribute to immigrants. Let him choke on that.

Highlight contributions to the sciences, to medicine and to education.


Everything Trump hates - embrace and showcase.