Jim Jordan backs idea Trump should move 2028 Olympics from LA to red-run town
The IndependentSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy U.S. Representative Jim Jordan has expressed his support for President-elect Donald Trump to move the 2028 Olympics out of Los Angeles and relocate them to a city run by GOP lawmakers. open image in gallery Jim Jordan told Newsmax that Los Angeles should lose the 2028 Olympics “I do think the American people rightly see how poorly that state is being run, how poorly these tragic fires have been handled by the governor and, of course, the mayor there in Los Angeles,” Jordan commented. Just a month before the fires ignited on January 7, Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley wrote to the Board of Fire Commissioners that the budget cuts “have adversely affected the Department’s ability to maintain core operations.” open image in gallery Charred remains of buildings and vehicles are pictured following the Palisades fire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood Area residents, notably Khloe Kardashian, have blasted Bass for the budget cuts, calling the mayor “a joke” on social media. open image in gallery As of Wednesday morning, more than 40,000 acres have been burned across Southern California due to multiple devastating fires Speaking to The New York Times on the matter, Mike Bonin, a former Los Angeles City Council member, called the situation a “nightmare scenario.” “It calls into question the city’s ability to deliver the Olympics,” he told the newspaper.
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