Overview
- The four-day event is billed as a showcase of top high-school athletes, with one young man and one young woman representing each U.S. state and territory.
- Trump made the announcement in a video posted to the newly launched Freedom 250 channel, which offered few operational details.
- He emphasized sex-segregated competition, vowing that no men will participate in women’s events.
- Democrats and online critics mocked the concept, sharing a clip from the Hunger Games film to highlight the parallels.
- The broader Freedom 250 pitch also includes a proposed triumphal arch in Washington, festive lighting for the Washington Monument, and a UFC event on the White House South Lawn on Flag Day hosted by Dana White.