Trump Turns 80 with a Showstopping Spectacle of Cage Fights at the Whi
The event includes seven fights and is expected to draw 4,000-plus spectators as Trump ties the spectacle to 250th anniversary celebrations.
- President Donald Trump celebrates turning 80 today with the 'UFC Freedom 250' event, an unprecedented show featuring 14 fighters competing in a wire-mesh Octagon on the White House South Lawn.
- Court filings from the National Park Service indicate $60-plus million and tens of thousands of labor hours allocated to the event; while the White House claims the UFC is bearing all costs, critics compare the spectacle to Roman 'bread and circuses.'
- World Liberty Financial partnered with the UFC to provide a $250,000 athlete bonus pool for winners, while an estimated 125,000 people can watch on giant screens across the National Mall beyond the 4,000-plus spectators in the temporary arena.
- Trump, now the oldest person to serve as U.S. president, faces public skepticism regarding his health, recalling concerns faced by President Joe Biden; admitting he was 'not happy about that birthday that I'm having,' the president has sought to project strength.
- The event ties into celebrations for the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence; although a judge rejected a legal challenge to stop the fight, critics argue the spectacle is inappropriate amid the ongoing war in Iran.
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Veliki UFC spektakl planiran je za danas na travnjaku ispred Bele kuće povodom 80. rođendan američkog predsednika Donalda Trampa i 250. godišnjice Deklaracije o nezavisnosti.
Trump celebrates his birthday with an MMA fight in front of the White House. The brutal sport fits his conviction that there are only winners or losers.
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UFC Freedom 250 will take place to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States, on the 80th birthday of Trump, who is a longtime friend of UFC president Dana White and a fan of MMA, and on Flag Day. Last year, on the president's birthday, a large military parade took place in Washington. Arena on the White House Lawn. For the event, a temporary arena was built on the South Lawn of the White House. In the center of the ar…
For the 79th Donald Trump had soldiers marched for himself. A year later, Washington is planning the next big spectacle for this Sunday – with heavyweights and fights.
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