Larry David Trashes UFC White House Event
Larry David calls the White House UFC fight a travesty as his new HBO sketch series satirizing U.S. history premieres with Barack Obama in a skit.
- Comedian Larry David criticized President Donald Trump's UFC Freedom 250 event at the White House, calling it a "travesty" and saying it made him feel "embarrassed to be an American".
- The UFC Freedom 250 fight celebrated Trump's 80th birthday and America's 250th anniversary, drawing about 4,300 attendees, including 1,200 active-duty service members,.
- Larry David's new HBO series, Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness, premieres June 26 and was produced by Barack Obama's company Higher Ground,.
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Larry David says Trump's UFC fight was 'embarrassing'
Comedian Larry David blasted President Donald Trump’s Freedom 250 UFC fight, saying the event was “embarrassing.” “It was a travesty. What else can you say about it?” David said during an interview with Variety Tuesday. “It was embarrassing. I was embarrassed to be an American.” The interview took place on the red carpet for the premiere of David’s new series on HBO, Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness. The show, produced by former Presid…
Larry David Trashes UFC White House Event
Larry David was not a fan of UFC’s White House event. Last week, the UFC held an event on the South Lawn of the White House on President Trump’s birthday. After the event, UFC CEO Dana White insisted that the event was not political, but was meant to celebrate USA’s 250th anniversary. “I love this country, and this event was for America’s 250th birthday. There was no political agenda or anything like that,” White said. “The fact that the preside…
'Embarrassed to be an American': Larry David unleashes on Trump UFC 'travesty'
Veteran television producer, writer and comedian Larry David, well-known for his work on the hit sitcom "Seinfeld" in the late 1980s and 1990s, has been a blistering critic of U.S. President Donald Trump. And now, he is speaking out against an event that Trump used to celebrate his 80th birthday on July 14: the widely publicized Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) event at the White House.Variety asked David, now 78, to weigh in on the UFC gath…
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