President Donald Trumpsaid athletes hoping to compete in the2028 Olympic and Paralympic Gamesin Los Angeles will be tested to prevent transgender participants in women's sports such as boxing. Trump during an Aug. 5 press conference focused on the Olympics responded to a question from a reporter who asked about transgender athletes and whether the Department of Justice would consider pressing charges against trans women who compete in boxing, specifically. "Would your administration consider genetic testing so that these people can prove that they're actually women competing?" the reporter added. Trump said he'd "have to ask" Attorney GeneralPam Bondiabout about pursuing charges. "But there will be a very, very strong form of testing, and if the test doesn't come out appropriately, they won't be in the Olympics," Trump said. Trumpsigned an executive orderin February aimed at barring transgender student athletes from participating in women's sports. The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committeelater changed its rulesto prevent participation by transgender women, citing Trump's executive order. USOPC president Gene Sykes and CEO Sarah Hirshland sent a letter to the Olympic community saying the change came after "a series of respectful and constructive conversations with federal officials" following the executive order. On Aug. 4, theU.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services issuedpolicy guidance preventing trans women from receiving "extraordinary ability" visas to compete in women's sports. Trump's comments about testing athletes came after he signed an executive order to create a White House Olympics task force to handle security and other issues related to the 2028 games. The games are expected to draw 11,000 Olympic and 4,500 Paralympic athletes. Contributing: Nancy Armour, Reuters This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:Donald Trump expects testing to block transgender Olympians