Updated
Updated · POLITICO · Jul 20
White House Task Force Winds Down After 2026 World Cup, Shifts Lessons to 2028 Olympics
Updated
Updated · POLITICO · Jul 20

White House Task Force Winds Down After 2026 World Cup, Shifts Lessons to 2028 Olympics

1 articles · Updated · POLITICO · Jul 20

Summary

  • Agencies have been told to start compiling World Cup lessons as the White House task force begins winding down after the final, Andrew Giuliani said.
  • The review is meant to feed directly into planning for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, the 2031 Women’s World Cup and the 2034 Winter Olympics.
  • Giuliani said a central takeaway was that the United States showed it could pair tight security with welcoming millions of international visitors.
  • The transition extends Trump’s push to make sports a signature theme of his term, with officials framing the coming run of events as a "golden age of sports in America."
  • As the task force wraps up, Giuliani said the work should move quickly while details remain fresh, though his own next role is still unclear.

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