Why it matters: Trump’s embrace of the Olympics stands in stark contrast to his criticism of state officials’ fire response ...

"The Los Angeles Olympics should be canceled," Kirk wrote on X. "If you can’t fill a fire hydrant, you aren’t qualified to host the Olympics. Move them to Dallas, or Miami, so the world’s ...

The Palisades fire came close to Riviera Country Club, which will host Olympic golf and was inside the evacuation zone. UCLA, which will house athletes, was just outside the zone. "While our focus ...

"These are America’s Olympics," Trump said ... Firefighters are currently battling the Palisades fire, Hurst fire, and Eaton fire across Los Angeles County where the flames have scorched ...

Only two proposed Olympic venues were threatened by wildfires. Riviera Country Club, which would host golf, fell inside the Palisades fire evacuation zone and UCLA, which would serve as an ...

President Donald Trump’s longtime support for the Los Angeles Olympics could throw the city ... on the hook for cost overruns in the midst of fire recovery, or about Trump’s involvement ...