Democrats mock Trump’s Patriot Games, compare it to ‘The Hunger Games’

U.S. Thursday, President Donald Trump made the announcement that the Patriot Games, a sporting event in which young athletes from all over the country compete, will be held at the White House as part of the celebrations for the United States’ 250th anniversary next year. “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,” Trump said in an announcement from the Oval Office.Democrats were quick to make fun of the competition, comparing it to the young adult dystopian novel-turned-blockbuster film franchise The Hunger Games, in which children are chosen by ballot to fight to the death in a televised competition held in an arena designed and controlled by a dictatorial government.The party shared a video on X of a scene from the first Hunger Games film with a quote from the book, “And so it was decreed that, each year, the various districts of Panem would offer up, in tribute, one young man and woman to fight to the death in a pageant of honor, courage and sacrifice.” Following Trump’s reveal, Illinois Gov. On X, JB Pritzker shared a picture of the despotic President Snow from the Hunger Games, played by the late Donald Sutherland. In the books and movies, Snow relished in tormenting those who took part in the games, including the series’ central heroine, Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence). According to a recent press release, the Patriot Games were announced as part of Freedom 250, “a national, non-partisan organization leading the Administration’s celebration of America’s 250th birthday.” In July, Trump announced that the competition would be televised and managed by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. According to CNN, Kennedy.