Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti speaks at a business event at the Bing theatre in Los Angeles, California, U.S., October 17, 2016. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni
(Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump spoke with the head of the International Olympic Committee to express his support for Los Angeles' bid to host the 2024 Summer Olympics, the city's bid committee said on Thursday.
The Los Angeles bid committee said on Twitter that Trump spoke with IOC President Thomas Bach by phone "to express his strong support" for the Olympics and the city's "plans to host a great Games."
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