Except unlike the dystopian book and movie franchise where kids are pitted in a televised battle of survival, the stakes in the Patriot Games won’t be life and death. CNN interviewed five Patriot Games competitors and reviewed numerous application videos posted online to YouTube and other platforms that showed students showing off skills such as backflips and parkour training. Of the kids featured in the Freedom 250 Instagram page, many attend private Christian schools. She said the Freedom 250 organizers did a background check and verified with the Cherokee tribe that she’s a member. Trump’s affinity for sportsTrump first teased the Patriot Games during his bid for a second term in 2023.