LA28 will get Trump buy-in

The re-election of Donald Trump to the US presidency will have no bearing on preparations for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, organisers said on Thursday, stating that the games were "above politics."

LA28 chairman Casey Wasserman (above) said games organisers in the staunchly Democratic California metropolis were confident of working smoothly with the incoming Trump administration, and had already been in contact with the president-elect's transition team.

"The Olympics aren't about politics, and they're not about red and blue - they're about red, white, and blue," Wasserman told a news conference.

"These are America's games taking place in Los Angeles. And it sits above politics in just about every way we experience. Our conversations with the federal government always involve talking with folks from every party.