Olympics president says he is not communicating with Trump as wildfires threaten 2028 LA Games

Fox News correspondent Jeff Paul reports on the wildfires blazing across parts of California on ‘Fox News @ Night.’

International Olympics Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach says he is not communicating with President-elect Trump before leaving office later this year. 

Bach told DPA International News he congratulated Trump on the Republican's election victory in November but has not sought any other communication beyond that.

"I don't think it would be really fair or right, with regard to my successor, to seek contact again now and perhaps influence any decisions that are then incumbent on my successor," Bach said of not speaking to Trump. 

The IOC has its own presidential election in March with Bach about to leave office in June.  

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Bach's lack of communication with Trump comes as the ongoing Los Angeles wildfires have put the viability of Los Angeles hosting the 2028 Summer Olympics in doubt. 

As of now, there are no plans to move the 2028 Games out of Los Angeles. The 2028 Games were to be the first in history in which the host city would not have to build any new venues due to the number of stadiums and arenas in the city. But many of the areas where those venues are located have been decimated by fires. 

Olympic venues close to areas affected by the fires include the Riviera Country Club, the Olympic Village, Pauley Pavilion and Rose Bowl Stadium.

The Washburn Fire burns on a hillside in Yosemite National Park, Calif., July 9, 2022.  (Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)

LA2028 Chairman Casey Wasserman said in a statement he was confident Los Angeles would rally from the wildfires and that they would not undercut the Olympics. 

"Los Angeles is defined