{"id":1115,"date":"2026-06-10T08:13:26","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T08:13:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=1115"},"modified":"2026-06-10T08:13:26","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T08:13:26","slug":"trump-goons-melt-down-in-last-minute-battle-over-ufc-circus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=1115","title":{"rendered":"Trump Goons Melt Down in Last-Minute Battle Over UFC Circus"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>Donald Trump\u2019s allies are scrambling to save his White House UFC extravaganza from a last-minute legal challenge.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=1114\">Nancy Mace\u2019s Bid for Governor Ends in Humiliation<\/a><\/p>\n<p>With just days to go before the president\u2019s 80th birthday fight night on the South Lawn, the Justice Department has asked a federal judge to toss out a lawsuit seeking to block the unprecedented event.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The  was filed by Susan Douglas and Paul Romano, two Virginia residents who argue that the National Park Service unlawfully approved the event and that federal landmarks should not be used for a private, for-profit sporting spectacle. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThis nation\u2019s public monuments should not be loaned out for private exploitation,\u201d they wrote in the filing.<\/p>\n<p>The pair also argued the event is not a legitimate America 250 celebration and therefore should not be exempt from environmental and permitting requirements.<\/p>\n<p>In a sharply worded response , Justice Department lawyers accused the pair of trying to sabotage an event expected to draw more than 120,000 spectators after more than $60 million had already been spent preparing for it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt would be easy enough to simply avert their gazes for the weekend,\u201d the government wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cInstead, they seek to enlist the power of a federal court to impose their idiosyncratic preferences on the rest of the country and ruin an event designed to celebrate the United States of America.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>DOJ lawyers also argued that Douglas and Romano waited until the eleventh hour to challenge an event that has already consumed enormous resources.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=1112\">Trump Throws Nepo Baby Into Spy Chief Role Earlier Than Expected<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll these hopes could be dashed at the very last moment, however, by the whim of two people who believe they have superior taste and want to spoil the event for everyone else,\u201d the filing states.<\/p>\n<p>The administration further defended the giant arena structure erected on the South Lawn\u2014known as \u201cthe Claw\u201d\u2014arguing it does not require congressional authorization because it is temporary. <\/p>\n<p>Lawyers also insisted the White House does not need National Park Service approval to host events on its own grounds.<\/p>\n<p>The UFC event, dubbed \u201cUFC Freedom 250,\u201d is scheduled for Sunday and will coincide with Trump\u2019s 80th birthday. <\/p>\n<p>The White House and UFC have spent months transforming the South Lawn into a temporary fight venue complete with an octagon, stadium lighting, and bleacher seating for roughly 5,000 invited guests.<\/p>\n<p>The legal battle is the latest controversy surrounding the birthday bash, which has already been hit by reports that several celebrities linked to the event have no plans to attend.<\/p>\n<p>For now, however, the show is still set to go on.<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Beast reached out to the White House and Justice Department for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=1111\">Humiliated Trump Reveals Cringe UFC Birthday Bash Guest List<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Donald Trump\u2019s allies are scrambling to save his White House UFC extravaganza from a last-minute legal challenge. 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