Whatever happened to Trump’s ‘Patriot Games’? The latest on president’s teen athletic tournament

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsWhatever happened to Trump’s ‘Patriot Games’? The latest on president’s teen athletic tournamentThe Patriot Games are supposed to be a four-day event featuring one male and one female student from each state and territoryGraig Graziosi in Washington, D.C. Wednesday 06 May 2026 00:08 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2971068","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-patriot-games-teen-tournament-b2971068.html","title":"Whatever happened to Trump’s ‘Patriot Games’? "}}CloseRelated video: Trump rants about transgender weightlifter to childSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US politics","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":fal...