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President Donald Trump signed an executive order on August 5, 2025, creating a White House Task Force on the 2028 Summer Olympics. Under the order, Trump is the chair and Vice President JD Vance is the vice chair. The task force is meant to coordinate federal planning and response for the Los Angeles Games, not run them. ([whitehouse.gov](https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/08/establishing-the-white-house-task-force-on-the-2028-summer-olympics/))

The order says the federal government will lead a unified effort tied to security, transportation and entry-and-exit processes for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. It also directs the task force to help with visa processing, credentialing and other logistical issues, while placing it in the Department of Homeland Security for administrative support. ([whitehouse.gov](https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/08/establishing-the-white-house-task-force-on-the-2028-summer-olympics/))

LA28, the organizing committee for the 2028 Games, still holds the operational job. Its published schedule has the Olympic Games opening on July 14, 2028, and running through July 30, 2028. The Paralympic Games are set for August 15 through August 27, 2028. ([la28.org](https://la28.org/en/newsroom/LA28_Announces_Games_Dates.html))

Trump used the signing event to talk up security, and he said the government would do what it takes to keep the Games safe. He also raised the possibility of using the National Guard or the military, but that comment was made at the event and is not part of the executive order itself. The order does not authorize a military deployment. ([whitehouse.gov](https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/08/establishing-the-white-house-task-force-on-the-2028-summer-olympics/))

The result is a federal planning body with a direct line to the White House and a mandate that reaches into some of the most sensitive parts of a huge international event. The Games are still three years away, but Trump has already put his administration at the center of the pregame machinery. ([whitehouse.gov](https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/08/establishing-the-white-house-task-force-on-the-2028-summer-olympics/))