President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Aug. 5 establishing a task force to coordinate preparations for the Los Angeles 2028 (LA28) Summer Olympics.

“With today’s action, I’m directing the Department of State, the Department of Justice, the Department of Homeland Security, the FBI, the Secret Service, the Department of Transportation, and many other departments and agencies to use every tool at their disposal to ensure a fantastic, safe, and beautiful event in 2028,” Trump said ahead of signing the executive order.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Trump views it as “a great honor” to oversee the Olympics during his second term, having played an instrumental role in securing the U.S. bid to host the global sporting event in Los Angeles.

“Sports is one of President Trump’s greatest passions, and his athletic expertise, combined with his unmatched hospitality experience, will make these Olympic events the most exciting and memorable in history,” Leavitt said in a statement obtained by The Epoch Times.

Casey Wasserman, chairperson and president of the LA28 organizing committee, stated that the task force’s formation marks an important step forward in the committee’s planning efforts, as it aims to deliver “the greatest Games the world has ever seen” in three years.

“On behalf of LA28, I want to express our deep appreciation to President Trump and his Administration for their leadership and unwavering support as we prepare to deliver the largest and most ambitious Olympic and Paralympic Games ever hosted in the United States,” Wasserman said.

“Since we secured this historic opportunity in 2017, President Trump has consistently recognized the magnitude of our responsibility in welcoming the world to Los Angeles.”

The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee revised its policy on transgender athlete participation in July to ensure that U.S. women’s teams at the 2028 Summer Olympics will be in line with Trump’s Feb. 5 executive order.

The order directs the secretary of state and the Homeland Security secretary to review and adjust existing policies that have allowed U.S. male athletes identifying as transgender to compete in women’s sports, and to issue guidance aimed at restricting such participation “to the extent permitted by law.”

Compliance with the order would mean that U.S. athletes identifying as transgender women will effectively be barred from competing in women’s events at the 2028 Olympics. They will be allowed to compete in the equivalent male events.

The order also directs federal agencies to review grants awarded to educational programs and rescind funding from those that violate the administration’s policy, particularly programs that “deprive women and girls of fair athletic opportunities.”

The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee stated that it would work alongside sport governing bodies—including the International Olympic Committee, the International Paralympic Committee, the International Sports Federations, and the National Governing Bodies—to “ensure that women have a fair and safe competition environment” consistent with Trump’s order.

Sam Dorman, Melanie Sun, and Jackson Richman contributed to this report.