Trump Joins Pat McAfee at Patriot Games
Trump Joins Pat McAfee at Patriot Games
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President Donald Trump sat courtside with ESPN personality Pat McAfee on Tuesday for the finale of the Patriot Games, a high school athletics competition Trump created.
The pair appeared together at the youth finals in Ohio, with McAfee greeting Air Force One before joining the president at the event.
The inaugural competition featured selected high school students and offered a $250,000 scholarship prize pool.
Timeline
The Patriot Games ran as a four-day high school athletics competition created by Trump.
On Tuesday, Aug. 11, McAfee greeted Air Force One in jeans and a backwards cap before sitting next to Trump at the youth finals in Ohio.
The event concluded Tuesday evening with the president and McAfee in attendance.
Reactions
McAfee has said he is "not a politics person," according to the Daily Mail, which reported his appearance alongside Trump drew backlash from critics on the left.
Right-leaning outlets, including the New York Post and Fox News, highlighted the two men's on-camera rapport at the event.
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The Patriot Games pit selected high school athletes against one another, with a $250,000 scholarship pool on the line for competitors.
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