{"id":2522836,"date":"2025-12-18T15:39:02","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T20:39:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-unveils-patriot-games-for-uss-250th-anniversary\/"},"modified":"2025-12-18T15:40:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T20:40:07","slug":"trump-unveils-patriot-games-for-uss-250th-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-unveils-patriot-games-for-uss-250th-anniversary\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump unveils \u2018Patriot Games\u2019 for US&#8217;s 250th anniversary"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-unveils-patriot-games-for-uss-250th-anniversary%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2522836&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former President Donald Trump has announced the &#8220;Patriot Games,&#8221; a new four-day athletic event set for July 4, 2026, to celebrate the United States&#8217; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/americas-250th-birthday-will-be-a-commemoration-not-celebration-in-virginia-because-leftists-dont-think-its-worth-celebrating\/\" title=\"America\u2019s 250th Birthday Will Be A \u2018Commemoration,\u2019 Not \u2018Celebration\u2019 In Virginia Because Leftists Don\u2019t Think It\u2019s Worth Celebrating\">250th anniversary<\/a>. The competition will feature the top high school athletes-one male and one female-from each state and territory. Trump emphasized that there will be no <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >mixed-gender sports participation<\/a>,stating,&#8221;You&#8217;re not going to see men playing in women&#8217;s sports.&#8221; This event follows other planned celebrations, including a UFC fight at the White House, a National Garden of Heroes, and a Great American State Fair on the National Mall. The Fourth of July festivities will be coordinated by the nonpartisan association Freedom 250 in partnership with the National Park Foundation. UFC President Dana White has indicated that fighter negotiations for the White House UFC event will start in early 2026, with Conor McGregor expressing interest in participating. Details on how athletes for the Patriot Games will be selected have yet to be announced.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump unveils &lsquo;Patriot Games&rsquo; for US&rsquo;s 250th anniversary<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2449373\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3926399\/kennedy-center-changing-name-to-trump-kennedy-center-after-unanimous-vote\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> revealed another <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/study-worlds-richest-1-derailing-paris-agreement-climate-goals\/\" title=\"Study: World&#039;s Richest 1% Derailing Paris Agreement Climate Goals\">event slated<\/a> for July Fourth, 2026, to commemorate the United States&rsquo; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3392765\/trump-prepares-us-250th-birthday-honor-heroes\/\">250th anniversary<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;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 territory,&rdquo; Trump said in a video Thursday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3926048\/trump-exeuctive-order-medical-marijuana-restricting-products\/\">Trump signs executive order aimed at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-signs-marijuana-executive-order-in-face-of-gop-opposition\/\" title=\"... signs marijuana executive order in face of GOP opposition\">boosting medical marijuana<\/a> and restricting access to &#8216;intoxicating&#8217; products<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3926399\/kennedy-center-changing-name-to-trump-kennedy-center-after-unanimous-vote\/\">Board &#8216;unanimously&#8217; votes to change name to &#8216;Trump-Kennedy Center&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3925709\/joe-concha-dismisses-negative-analysis-slop-trump-speech\/\">Joe Concha dismisses negative analysis &lsquo;slop&rsquo; of Trump&rsquo;s speech<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;But I promise there will be no men playing in women&rsquo;s sports. You&rsquo;re not going to see that. You&rsquo;ll see everything but that,&rdquo; Trump added.<\/p>\n<p>    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zsykDQFIXao?si=5zaUMfjpn0239zJW\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>    <\/p>\n<p>These Patriot Games come after Trump has teased a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3838121\/trump-reveals-date-ufc-fight-white-house\/\">UFC event<\/a> at the White House, a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3392765\/trump-prepares-us-250th-birthday-honor-heroes\/\">National Garden of Heroes<\/a>, and a Great American State Fair on the National Mall, featuring pavilions from all 50 states, from June 25 to July 10.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Fourth of July events will be coordinated by Freedom 250, a nonpartisan organization, in partnership with the National Park Foundation. 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This latest event is reminiscent of the book series written by Suzanne Collins, which features a plotline where one male and one female contender from each district of a post-apocalyptic North America fight to the death.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3842044\/c-span-america-250-anniversary-media-partner\/\"><strong>C-SPAN PICKED AS FIRST AMERICA250 MEDIA PARTNER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The White House UFC event card is still being determined, with UFC President Dana White signaling that talks with possible <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/unwatchable-netflixs-jake-paul-vs-mike-tyson-stream-falls-apart-putting-viewers-through-infuriating-experience\/\" title=\"&#039;Unwatchable&#039;: Netflix&#039;s Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson Stream Falls Apart, Putting Viewers Through Infuriating Experience\">fighters won&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t begin until February 2026. White has since revealed that UFC legend Conor McGregor, who recently ended his Irish presidential bid, is &ldquo;very fired up to fight on that card.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>It remains to be seen how the players of the Patriot Games will be chosen.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump announces &#8216;Patriot Games&#8217; for US 250th anniversary<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2631,"featured_media":2522837,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AP25344673427300.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[69044,3634,69045],"class_list":["post-2522836","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-patriot-games","tag-trump","tag-us-250th-anniversary"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AP25344673427300.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2522836","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2522836"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2522836\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2522840,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2522836\/revisions\/2522840"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2522837"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2522836"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2522836"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2522836"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}