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Could Donald Trump derail L.A.’s bid for 2024 Olympics?

By David Wharton
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Super Tuesday’s voting results added fuel to a question that has circulated around the Olympic movement in recent weeks.

Would a Donald Trump presidency hurt Los Angeles’ chances of hosting the 2024 Summer Games?

Trump has certainly been a target for criticism in Western Europe, where the power base of the International Olympic Committee resides. His talk of building walls and establishing a moratorium on allowing Muslims into the country also seems to run at odds with the IOC’s stated mission of inclusion.

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During a news conference on Wednesday, IOC President Thomas Bach insisted his organization would not allow American politics to enter into a bid race that includes L.A., Paris, Rome and Budapest.

The Olympic leader quickly added: “And my private opinion I will not reveal here.”

The IOC will select a 2024 host in the summer of 2017.

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David Wharton

David Wharton has filled an array of roles – covering the courts, entertainment, sports and the second Persian Gulf War – since starting as a Los Angeles Times intern in 1982. His work has been honored by organizations such as the Society for Features Journalism and Associated Press Sports Editors and has been anthologized in “Best American Sports Writing.” He has also been nominated for an Emmy and has written two books, including “Conquest,” an inside look at USC football during the Pete Carroll era.

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