Last week, ABC aired its coverage of the 2026 Patriot Games, which were announced by United States President Donald Trump last year as part of the nation's America 250 celebration, commemorating the 250th anniversary of the country.
While it received some glowing praise from ESPN's Pat McAfee, who attended the event alongside Trump, the viewership numbers for the event were downright embarrassing.
The Patriot Games were a first-of-its-kind athletic competition that was announced by Trump in 2025 as a way to celebrate America's 250th birthday.
"In the fall, we will host the first-ever 'Patriot Games,' an unprecedented 4-day athletic event featuring the greatest high school athletes, one young man and one young woman from each state and territory," Trump said at the time.
The games promised that athletes would be "tested on the skills from the Presidential Fitness Test, go through a military-inspired boot camp circuit, and finalists will compete in an obstacle course designed to test strategy and skill."
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While it received some glowing praise from ESPN's Pat McAfee, who attended the event alongside Trump, the viewership numbers for the event were downright embarrassing.
The Patriot Games were a first-of-its-kind athletic competition that was announced by Trump in 2025 as a way to celebrate America's 250th birthday.
"In the fall, we will host the first-ever 'Patriot Games,' an unprecedented 4-day athletic event featuring the greatest high school athletes, one young man and one young woman from each state and territory," Trump said at the time.
The games promised that athletes would be "tested on the skills from the Presidential Fitness Test, go through a military-inspired boot camp circuit, and finalists will compete in an obstacle course designed to test strategy and skill."
#athletes
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