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The Independent UK

Happy Birthday Mr. President: Trump to turn 80 with cage fight

WASHINGTON (UNITED STATES) - It's the ultimate symbol of American politics under Donald Trump -- a blood-soaked cage match on the lawn of the White House for the US president's 80th birthday.

Bangkok Post

Trump to celebrate 80th birthday with cage fight on White House lawn

US President Donald Trump will celebrate his 80th birthday on Sunday with a characteristically unique event: a $60 million UFC match will see bare-knuckle fighters battle it out in a mesh-framed cage on the White House's famed South Lawn. Secretary of State Marco Rubio described the event as "a gift…

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The White House UFC event is a perfect storm of fight culture and US politics

The United States government is preparing a suite of events to celebrate “the most important milestone” in the country’s history: the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence on July 4.

The Conversation

Even Republicans think it’s not ‘appropriate’ for Trump to host a UFC fight at the White House

The fight at the White House is set for Sunday, but a legal challenge could yet derail the event

The Independent UK

UFC contest at the White House has broader appeal than Shakespeare, says Rubio

Sunday’s event, on President Donald Trump’s 80th birthday, will have a billion-strong global audience, predicted the secretary of state.

Evening Standard

Trump plans to meet with defense industry execs over dwindling US missile supply, report says

The president has privately expressed anger over the shrinking stockpile and the White House sit-down is probably ‘going to be ugly,’ according to NBC News

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First look inside the UFC 250 octagon on the White House lawn ahead of Trump’s 80th birthday fight

The event is set to begin at 8 pm on June 14

The Independent UK

Lights! Camera! Cage match! The White House lawn's Octagon is ready for Trump's 80th birthday bash

A massive UFC event is set to take over the White House's South Lawn

The Independent UK

UFC’s parent company is betting $60M on Trump’s White House cage fights. It could all be ruined by flies

The norm-shattering South Lawn event is one in a series of costly and controversial concepts dreamed up by the president

The Independent UK

Trump news at a glance: president follows through on threats against Iran with fresh strikes

Two days of strikes followed downing of US Apache helicopter over the strait of Hormuz, which Trump has blamed on Iran – key US politics stories from Wednesday 10 June at a glance

The Guardian - US

Melania Trump Shock: FLOTUS Commands White House Crowd After Awkward AI Speech Interruption

Melania Trump hosted the first National Champion Awards Ceremony for the Presidential AI Challenge, highlighting AI's potential in education. An unexpected applause during her speech became a memorable moment.

International Business Times UK

'Destruction and Grift': Trump Sparks Outrage After Building 5,000-Seat UFC Arena on White House Lawn

Donald Trump's decision to build a 5,000‑seat UFC arena on the White House lawn for his 80th birthday has drawn sharp criticism from biographer Michael Wolff and dismal poll numbers from the US public.

International Business Times UK

UFC fighters call White House event a ‘massive opportunity’

The claw, the temporary arena structure that houses the eight-sided cage, is the buzziest landmark this week in DC

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Trump’s UFC Claw will come down ‘immediately,’ White House says — despite president saying it could be there forever

Officials say in court filings that the massive arena on the south lawn will be dismantled right after the president’s birthday fight

The Guardian - US

UFC champion says he has been banned from White House fight over criticisms of Trump

Sean Strickland claims he was not cleared to attend the UFC event because he ‘made fun of Israel and Epstein’

International Business Times UK

Trump Begs for Birthday Wishes: Inside the High-Pressure Email Demanding MAGA Patriots Sign His Card

Donald Trump's 80th birthday is being turned into a full-blown MAGA production, from a fundraising email demanding supporters sign his 'only official' card to a UFC cage fight on the White House lawn.

Reason

Trump's Position in the White House Ballroom Case Reflects His General Resistance to Judicial Review

The president has repeatedly argued that courts have no business deciding whether his actions are legal.

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The Mary Sue

Federal Rules Were Quietly Bypassed to Turn Lincoln Memorial Into a UFC Stage, but a Last-Ditch Lawsuit Might Kill the Party Before the First Punch

The event’s branding as a patriotic celebration rings hollow, especially when the guest list is packed with donors.

International Business Times UK

UFC Cage Fights Enlisted for Global Diplomacy as Trump Administration Approves Historic White House Match

The US government partners with UFC in a unique sports diplomacy initiative, marking a first-of-its-kind public-private partnership to enhance global mixed martial arts growth.

The Independent UK

Melania Trump crowns the first-ever Presidential AI Challenge winners

The first lady hosted an event at the White House Tuesday to recognize the winners of the inaugural Presidential AI Challenge. The nationwide contest tasked students with developing projects that utilized artificial intelligence methods or tools to address challenges in their local communities. More than 20,000 students from all 50…

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Activist and Air Force Veteran sue to block White House UFC match, claims it’s for ‘the 80th anniversary of Donald Trump’s birth’

The plaintiff lawyer characterized the event as fundamentally corrupt.

The Guardian - US

Trump news at a glance: watchdog group sues to block president’s ‘deeply corrupt’ birthday party

Group seeks emergency injunction to halt UFC Freedom 250 event at the White House before a single punch is thrown – key US politics stories from Monday 8 June

The Guardian - US

Lawsuit aims to block UFC event at White House on Trump’s birthday

Case argues Trump administration broke federal laws to accomodate ‘deeply corrupt’ commercial sporting event

International Business Times

Lawsuit Seeks To Stop UFC Event Planned For White House South Lawn

A federal lawsuit seeks to derail plans for an Ultimate Fighting Championship event planned for the White House's South Lawn.

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