The head of the Olympic Committee said he is “very confident” that President-elect Donald Trump will support the 2028 Olympics, despite his vilification of him in 2017.
International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach praised President Trump at a press conference after the board meeting, despite harsh headlines surrounding the first meeting of the Trump administration's first term.
“We are very confident in the measures and efforts that are being taken there,” Bach said in Lausanne, Switzerland, according to the newspaper. Associated Press.
Bach also claimed to reporters that he had known for some time that Trump supported the Olympics.
“We also confirmed that President-elect Trump has repeatedly voiced his support for the Olympics, which we never doubted because he had voiced his support from the beginning.”
This is a complete reversal from reports in June 2017 that Bach met with Trump at the White House. At the time, President Trump was working with Olympic officials in hopes of holding the Games on U.S. soil.
Trump took credit for securing the convention, but in a private conversation afterwards, Bach mentioned Trump. I overheard Make dramatic statements about the president.
“Pray for our world,” Bach is said to have said while in Washington, D.C.
However, at the same time, Casey Wasserman, the person in charge of the Los Angeles 2024 Olympic bid, was praised The President praised the efforts.
“Every letter to President Bach, every phone call…support for our bid in general…he was everything I wanted from what we want from the federal government in my role.”
“This Olympics met the expectations of the world.”
Bach now says committee officials in Los Angeles and U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee leaders need “early communication with the incoming team” from the Trump administration before planning for the 2028 Games. said.
The IOC also cited research it commissioned that showed a reported 5 billion viewers tuned in to the Paris Olympics, tapping into 84% of the world's potential audience.
Bach said, “This Olympics met the expectations of the world.''
But we have to assume that at least some of the viewers were under the controversial lens. For example, the opening ceremony featured drag queens and a mock Last Supper, drawing criticism from Christians around the world.
Similarly, a boxer certified as male by several committees competed in the Olympics and won against a woman, causing extreme attention and widespread scorn.
The IOC reported total revenue of $7.6 billion from the 2022 Beijing Winter Games to the 2024 Paris Summer Games.
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