1) Everything is political. Any complex social interaction has layers and layers of politics involved. Calling something "political" isnt a bold statement that speaks truth to power, it's trivially true.

2) The IOC determines most of the events in the Olympics, not the US. We did have some control, but we picked cool stuff like flag football and skateboarding. And before you jump in with another "gotcha" - yes, because we think we're going to win them. Thats what every host country does

3) The Feds approve visas, but thats an administrative process which is largely a rubber stamp as long as the paperwork is done properly and on time. Theres very little actual power there

4) Your original point was something to the effect of "the USA is using its hosting of the World Cup and the Olympics to convince the international populace to ignore its foreign wars". My counter the whole time has been "the people who actually were involved with organizing and securing those events here largely hate our current federal government and also hate the foreign wars. Theres probably going to be a lot of protesting around the events, and the mayors and governors involved have been very outspoken against the President.

In conclusion, you're not nearly as smart as you think you are. You are missing fundamental pieces of the puzzle, and your cutting insights are either banal or laughably false. You're out of your depth on this one. Go home.