“On July 4th, 1776 … the United States became the greatest force for freedom, justice, equality, and prosperity in the history of the world,” President Donald Trump declared in a promotional video for the Freedom 250 campaign, the administration’s flagship initiative commemorating the U.S.’s semiquincentennial. Among the centerpiece events planned for the nation’s 250th birthday celebration was an…
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On Thursday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced an agreement with Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed-martial arts sports company, to create a public-private partnership for “sports diplomacy” efforts across the globe. Ostensibly, the agreement would be similar to other sports diplomacy partnerships, such as one the White House struck with the NFL, that use sports to promote…
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A lawsuit filed in federal court this past weekend seeks to block the White House from hosting an Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) match on White House grounds next week, an event that would coincide with President Donald Trump’s 80th birthday. The event, “UFC Freedom 250,” is set to occur on June 14. Although it is happening on Trump’s birthday, it is being billed as part of the…
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President Donald Trump has suggested that “The Claw” — an enormous structure presently on the South Lawn of the White House, meant to serve as the arena for an Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) event on his birthday — could remain a permanent fixture on the grounds. In a video he posted on TikTok on Wednesday, Trump compared The Claw to the Eiffel Tower, the Parisian landmark and UNESCO…
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