Before the 2016 presidential election, officials within the U.S. Olympic community were very concerned that a Donald Trump presidency could damage the chances of Los Angeles to win the right to host the 2024 Summer Olympic Games.
Their worst fears already are being realized.
While the politics of international sports pale in comparison to the heart-wrenching drama playing out in airports around the country, President Trump’s executive order barring citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States is creating great concern among U.S. officials hoping to host the first Summer Olympic Games in the United States since 1996 in Atlanta.