Planning and preparation for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics has made “significant progress” and organizers on Thursday expressed confidence that President Donald Trump’s latest travel ban won’t prevent games participants from entering the U.S.

“It was very clear in the directive that the Olympics require special consideration and I actually want to thank the federal government for recognizing that,” LA28 chairman and president Casey Wasserman said during a news conference at the Los Angeles Convention Center.

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“It’s very clear that the federal government understands that that’s an environment that they will be accommodating and provide for,” he said. “We have great confidence that that will only continue. It has been the case to date a

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