Los Angeles is set to host the 2028 Olympics, but California is playing a dangerous game. After the chaos of anti-ICE riots and the disaster that followed the state’s wildfire outbreak in 2024, one must ask: Why should we invite the world to what’s arguably America’s worst city?
LA is consumed by self-induced crises. Illegal migrant activists have sparked violent riots on city streets, waving flags from foreign countries and frightening residents. Meanwhile, under the same leadership of Mayor Karen Bass and Gov. Gavin Newsom, the city and state have botched their wildfire response so badly that hundreds of Palisadians have decided not to rebuild their burned-down homes. These are not isolated failures — they are systemic breakdowns caused by neglect, poor leadership, and radical leftist policies. (RELATED: Los Angeles Isn’t What’s Burning. The Democrat Party Might Well Be.)
And now? Los Angeles could be banking on the Olympics to bail them out financially. The global spotlight and a flood of tourist dollars might seem like a fix, but this goes beyond money; it’s about competence and accountability. Are we seriously expected to believe the same floundering politicians who set fire to their state can suddenly pull off a world-class event?
The Riot Reality Check
Gov. Gavin Newsom made sure the streets of San Francisco were spotless when the Chinese president visited in November 2023, sending crews to clean and sanitize his state to impress the dictatorial Xi Jinping ahead of a fancy summit. But these efforts don’t extend to the everyday lives of American citizens. On a normal day, filthy homeless encampments overflow with trash, topped off by drug paraphernalia strewn across sidewalks untouched for ages. In California, foreigners get pristine streets, while locals suffer daily neglect. (RELATED: San Francisco Builds a Wall for China)
The recent lawlessness in Los Angeles further highlights the misguided priorities of blue-state bosses. During the recent riots, dissenters of deporting illegal migrants mobbed local cops as they burned cars and shouted profanities. The situation on the ground got so bad that President Donald Trump, in what was the first time for a U.S. president in 60 years, deployed California’s National Guard without the governor’s blessing.
Democrats who deemed Jan. 6, 2021, a “violent insurrection” were outraged as White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller threw the same words at agitators throwing rocks at ICE agents. And an ABC reporter mirrored CNN’s “fiery but mostly peaceful protest” line, memed to death during the 2020 Black Lives Matter (BLM) inferno that swallowed Kenosha.
The Olympic Torch Needs a New Flame
If California can’t keep its streets clean, its citizens safe, or its forests from burning, what makes anyone think it can pull off the grand spectacle of the Olympics? The Olympics demand unity, discipline, and world-class organization — none of which are currently on display in the California playbook.
This begs the question: Shouldn’t the Olympic Committee consider a venue with less political baggage and more reliance on governance? Enter Florida, Texas, or even a heartland state that values law, order, and community. And with the 2028 presidential race heating up that summer, there’s an opportunity for President Trump, who will still be in office, to seize the opportunity and flip the script.
President Trump could announce relocating the Olympics from a state plagued by riots and wildfires to a safer, more dependable destination. The country deserves better representation on the world stage. California, a state that just enabled a biological male to take first-place trophies from high school girls at a track competition, does not have the competence to host the planet’s biggest sports competition. Should we really trust Newsom and Bass at the helm of international travel four years after Trump pervasively rid the nation of illegal migrants?
If the 2028 Olympic Games are to be a true American victory, California must be reevaluated as the venue — and fast. Because right now, LA is playing with fire, and the whole country is at risk of getting burned.
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Julianna Frieman is a writer based in North Carolina. She got her bachelor’s degree in Political Science from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. She is pursuing her master’s degree in Communications (Digital Strategy) at the University of Florida. Her work has been published by the Daily Caller, The American Spectator, and The Federalist. Follow her on X at @juliannafrieman.
