{"id":1472,"date":"2026-06-15T11:09:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T11:09:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=1472"},"modified":"2026-06-15T11:09:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T11:09:11","slug":"trump-takes-hit-from-d-c-residents-for-ufc-clown-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=1472","title":{"rendered":"Trump Takes Hit From D.C. Residents for UFC \u2018Clown Show\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>President Donald Trump\u2019s decision to turn the White House into a UFC arena drew fierce backlash, with D.C. residents branding the taxpayer-funded spectacle a \u201ccircus\u201d and a \u201cclown show.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=1470\">Failed MAGA Reality Star Candidate Reveals Next Move<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The event, dubbed \u201cUFC Freedom 250,\u201d was staged Sunday as part of celebrations marking America\u2019s 250th anniversary\u2014but conveniently coincided with Trump\u2019s 80th birthday. <\/p>\n<div>\n<p>More than 4,000 spectators packed a specially constructed arena on the South Lawn, where Trump watched from cageside alongside first lady Melania Trump and UFC CEO Dana White.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The festivities began with a military flyover that rattled parts of the capital, with some residents reporting that the noise shook nearby buildings. <\/p>\n<p>The event also drew a host of high-profile attendees, including Vice President JD Vance, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg.<\/p>\n<p>But not everyone was impressed. Reporting from outside the White House, MS Now\u2019s Nnamdi Egwuonwu said he had spoken with residents who took issue with the event, describing it as a \u201ccircus\u201d and a \u201cspectacle.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just spoke to a gentleman who called it a \u2018clown show,\u2019 and [was] really taking issue with the amount of taxpayer resources going to this,\u201d Egwuonwu said.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=1468\">Trump, 80, Explodes in All-Caps 4AM Meltdown<\/a><\/p>\n<p>One local resident questioned the connection between mixed martial arts and a national celebration.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a circus rather than a celebration of the country,\u201d he said. \u201cI still feel like we\u2019ve gotten away from all of the things that make the country great, all of the other historical facts. I\u2019m not sure where UFC fits in with a celebration of the United States and our existence, but go figure.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Beast has contacted the White House for comment.<\/p>\n<p>The event was paid for by the UFC, costing around $60 million. But Egwuonwu noted there was also a high cost to taxpayers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAccording to a court filing, it cost around $60 million. But when you think about the law enforcement presence here, I mean, we have seen DEA, we have seen U.S. Marshals. We\u2019ve seen the National Guard, Maryland State troopers, metropolitan police, Secret Service agents\u2014a huge law enforcement presence here. The fact that they\u2019ve closed multiple major roads, there is still a very large taxpayer cost,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>But it seems White, the UFC chief, is in no rush to host another UFC event at the White House.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cI can\u2019t afford it. There\u2019s no f&#8212;ing way we can do this again\u2026 We\u2019ll never do this again,\u201d White told a press conference.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=1466\">Trump, 80, Starts Visit to U.S. Ally With Ultimatum Threat<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Donald Trump\u2019s decision to turn the White House into a UFC arena drew fierce backlash, with D.C. residents branding the taxpayer-funded spectacle a \u201ccircus\u201d and a \u201cclown show.\u201d Read more Failed MAGA Reality Star Candidate Reveals Next Move The event, dubbed \u201cUFC Freedom 250,\u201d was staged Sunday as part of celebrations marking America\u2019s 250th [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1471,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1472","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Trump Takes Hit From D.C. 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