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The Latest: Los Angeles reaches deal to host 2028 Games

LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Latest on Los Angeles reaching a deal with Olympic leaders to host the 2028 Games (all times local):

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6:30 p.m.

President Donald Trump says Americans are proud to hear that Los Angeles will host the 2028 Olympic Games.

In a statement Monday, the president said he's confident the 2028 Summer Games in Los Angeles will exemplify the Olympic ideal and the American spirit.

He says America shines brightly during the Games and "LA 2028 will be no exception."

LA officials announced earlier Monday that they had reached a tentative deal with Olympic organizers to host the 2028 Games, ceding 2024 to rival Paris.

Trump congratulated the United States Olympic Committee and the privately run committee behind the LA bid, saying its plan "demonstrates the best in American creativity, innovation and hospitality."

Trump calls himself a proud supporter of the 2028 Games in LA.

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6 p.m.

Los Angeles leaders are celebrating an agreement with Olympic organizers to host the 2028 Summer Games.

The city had sought to win the 2024 Games, but ended up agreeing to wait four more years.

The agreement follows a vote earlier this month by the International Olympic Committee to seek an unusual deal to award the 2024 and 2028 Games simultaneously.

Paris is the only city left to host the 2024 Games.

Mayor Eric Garcetti says 2028 was a better deal for the city that could bring hundreds of millions of dollars more to Los Angeles.

He tells reporters Monday gathered at a soccer stadium near Los Angeles that 2028 "was too good to pass up."

Garcetti says the IOC is expected to ratify the twin Olympic arrangement in September.

FILE - In this July 11, 2017 file photo Mayor of Los Angeles Eric Garcetti speaks, during a press conference after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Extraordinary Session, at the SwissTech Convention Centre, in Lausanne, Switzerland. It was announced Monday, July 31, 2017 that Los Angeles has reached an agreement with international Olympic leaders that will open the way for the city to host the 2028 Summer Games, while ceding the 2024 Games to rival Paris. (Jean-Christophe Bott/Keystone via AP, File) The Associated Press
FILE - This July 11, 2017 file photo shows banners of Los Angeles 2024 candidacy, Paris 2024 candidacy and the International Olympic Committee (IOC), during the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Extraordinary Session, at the SwissTech Convention Centre, in Lausanne, Switzerland. It was announced Monday, July 31, that Los Angeles has reached an agreement with international Olympic leaders that will open the way for the city to host the 2028 Summer Games, while ceding the 2024 Games to rival Paris. (Jean-Christophe Bott/Keystone via AP,File) The Associated Press
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