California Democrats don’t quite know what to expect from President Donald Trump’s newly established White House task force on the summer 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, but some are skeptical of the White House inserting itself.
Trump’s announcement on Tuesday that he was creating a federal task force to help with logistics including security was greeted with praise from a number of Democrats. But the announcement comes at a tense time in the city’s relationship with the Trump administration, after Trump sent National Guard and Marine troops into LA to quell protests over his immigration agenda.
Los Angeles City Council member Monica Rodriguez told NOTUS in a phone interview that she and her colleagues only learned about the task force when it was announced in the media.