US President Donald Trump visited Northeast Ohio on Tuesday to attend the finale of the White House-sponsored Patriot Games. The event, held at SPIRE Academy near Geneva, featured athletes aged 14 to 17 from all 50 states and US territories competing in team and individual sports since Sunday. The top eight competitors competed for a share of a $25,000 scholarship prize, with Trump watching the finals and congratulating the young athletes.

The premise sounds almost fictional: one boy and one girl from every state, territory and some tribal nations, flown to a private campus in Ohio to compete in a televised athletic…

White House press secretary President Donald Trump is set to be in Ohio Aug. 11 for the 2026 Patriot Games, his press secretary said.

The Trump administration’s youth sports competition has drawn ESPN’s top talent and a primetime special on ABC.