US EditionTrump launches massive ‘Freedom 250’ push to ignite America’s 250th birthday celebration
Freedom 250 includes the Patriot Games with one boy and girl representing each state in a four-day athletic event, plus a Great American State Fair and other signature celebrations.
- In a Thursday video, Trump announced Freedom 250 and the Patriot Games for 2026, saying it will be 'the most spectacular birthday party' for America's 250th anniversary.
- Freedom 250 will oversee the events as a national, non-partisan organization coordinating with federal agencies through 2026, with Keith Krach, Freedom 250 CEO, leading the effort.
- In the fall, the Patriot Games will be an unprecedented four-day athletic event sending one young man and one young woman from each state and territory, spotlighting outstanding high school athletes and celebrating discipline, sportsmanship, and teamwork.
- Critics and many Democrats immediately compared the Patriot Games to 'The Hunger Games' on social media, with the White House did not respond to comment.
- Planners outlined a slate that features a UFC event at the White House on Flag Day, nightly Washington Monument lighting through Jan. 5, 2026, and a triumphal arc with a statue garden.
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Trump announces ‘Patriot Games,’ a youth athletic competition celebrating United States’ 250th birthday
By Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump announced Thursday the White House will host the “Patriot Games,” a competition with young athletes from across the county, as part of the celebration of the United States’ 250th anniversary next year. “In the fall, we will host the first ever Patriot Games, an unprecedented four-day athletic event featuring the greatest high school athletes — one young man and one young woman from each state and …
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President Donald Trump announced that the White House will host the Patriot Games, a competition with young athletes from all over the country, as part of the celebration of the 250th anniversary of the United States. “In the fall we will organize the first Patriot Games, an unprecedented four-day athletic event that will feature the best high school athletes: a young man and a young woman from every state and territory,” Trump said in a Freedom…
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