Trump Builds Stage at White House for Birthday Cage Fight
White said the event will celebrate America’s 250th birthday and include more than 4,000 seats on the South Lawn.
- On Tuesday, UFC President Dana White defended the June 14 White House 'Freedom 250' fight from critics in multiple interviews, including podcaster Joe Rogan, who called it 'weird to have a fight at the White House in the middle of a f***ing war.'
- Rogan's safety concerns emerged as U.S. Central Command attacks on Iranian boats and missile sites late Monday violated a ceasefire, prompting Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei to threaten American military bases in the region.
- The June 14 event will seat over 4,000 on the South Lawn with 85,000 viewing on screens at the Ellipse, featuring weigh-ins at the Lincoln Memorial and costing $60 million, with White holding 200 tickets, Trump 1,000, and TKO Group Holdings CEO Ari Emanuel 200.
- White flatly rejected characterizations of the event as political, stating 'Not at all, no' and 'I respect whoever is the president of the United States. It isn't about red or blue or politics for me.'
- White's relationship with Trump dates to 2001 when UFC fights were held at the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City; though he spoke at the 2024 Republican National Convention, he described himself as 'down the middle, leaning a little left' and an 'eighties, nineties Democrat.
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White House eclipsed by giant UFC fight cage. Here's what to know
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White House prepares for UFC spectacle ahead of America’s 250th birthday
Trump said earlier this month that there will be seating for roughly 4,000 attendees surrounding the octagon.
Donald Trump will celebrate his 80th birthday at the White House in a rather new way next June. Indeed, the President of the United States has wished to organize an MMA tournament, the UFC Freedom 250,...
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