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Lights! Camera! Cage Match! The White House Lawn's Octagon Is Ready for Trump's 80th Birthday Bash
The White House says the UFC is covering the full $60 million cost as 14 fighters compete in a cage arena on the South Lawn.
- On Sunday, President Donald Trump marked his 80th birthday by hosting UFC Freedom 250 on the White House South Lawn, a $60 million spectacle transforming the grounds into a temporary fight arena.
- Billed as a 'once-in-a-generation' celebration, the event coincided with Flag Day and the nation's 250th anniversary, with 14 fighters competing under The Claw, a 90-foot arch adorned with stars and stripes lights.
- Crowds of 4,000 spectators filled the arena while World Liberty Financial, a cryptocurrency company linked to the Trump family, sponsored a $250,000 bonus pool for winning fighters.
- Trump admitted he was 'not happy about that birthday that I'm having' in a video, while late-night host Jimmy Kimmel mocked the occasion with crude imagery alluding to alleged Epstein connections.
- The spectacle reflects Trump's 'combative, take-no-prisoners' political brand, with analysts suggesting the event may strategically target young men pivotal in his previous electoral victories.
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Lights! Camera! Cage match! The White House lawn's Octagon is ready for Trump's 80th birthday bash
The White House says the UFC is covering the costs, though the filing states that seven agencies — including the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration — have “allocated significant resources and manpower.”
·Toronto, Canada
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Reporter’s Notebook: Trump and UFC Defeat the Critics With Enormous Success at Birthday Bash Full of Fights on the White House Lawn
Between patriotic pomp and circumstance featuring military heroics from the Revolution onward, fans on the Ellipse went crazy over each gladiator-style bout.
·New York, United States
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