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‘Maybe we’ll never ever take it down’: Trump says UFC arena at White House could stay permanently

An aerial shot of the UFC stage setup at the White House.
Workers have spent recent weeks constructing the UFC arena on the White House South Lawn ahead of the Freedom 250 fight card on 14 June. Photograph: Rahmat Gul/AP

Donald Trump has floated the idea of permanently keeping the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) arena that is being constructed on the White House South Lawn for a series of fights later this month.

In a video posted on his official TikTok account on Tuesday, the president likened the structure to the Eiffel Tower.

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