Posted on 06/07/2026 6:19:10 PM PDT by lowbridge
A federal lawsuit seeks to halt the upcoming UFC fight card on the White House South Lawn in a mixed martial arts show timed for President Donald Trump’s 80th birthday and part of the celebration of the nation’s 250th anniversary.
The filing Saturday by the Public Integrity Project on behalf of two Virginia residents contends the Trump administration’s authorization of the June 14 event was unlawful. The lawsuit says such approval violated National Park Service regulations prohibiting sporting events on federal parklands, Congress did not consent to the towering arch overlooking the event space and no environmental review was conducted before the construction.
“This is fundamentally a private, commercial, corrupt use of our most sacred national monuments for private gain,” said Brendan Ballou, a lawyer for the plaintiffs. “And that is what is motivating this lawsuit.”
The White House said in a statement that the legal challenge was “an obstructionist, baseless, and dilatory” attempt to prevent Trump from hosting the fight and that the event was “no different than the various other White House-hosted events on the South Lawn and properly permitted events on the Ellipse and National Mall throughout the year.”
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And if Trump fires or cuts funding of dog catchers, federal judges will issue a stay in the time it takes for a dog to eat a Scooby-Doo Snack.
Trump was a promoter of all sorts of fights, pageants, contests, shows, matches, and spectacles. It was what he did for a living, largely in the 70’s, 80’s, and 90’s. I think he even owns / owned the beauty pageants.
I was searching for these pics while you were posting them! LOL!
Another example of miserable libs just trying to ruin everyone else’s fun.
I happen to hate UFC. I loved boxing and UFC has helped ruined that sport.
If people want to watch UFC from the WH lawn go for it. I won’t be watching.
If the commies win the suit, which they won’t, does that mean no Special Olympics events either on the White House lawn ever? Wow, the Dems sure are a cruel bunch. Why do they hate disabled kids?
They shouldn’t have standing. How are these plaintiffs harmed in any way?
Why? Trump is trying to motivate MAGA voters to show up in November.
Mitt Romney/Mike Pence supporters who live in the Suburbs are now voting for the Democratic Party.
The problem is that Trump supporters are low propensity voters and they only show up when he's on the ballot
Bill Clinton had sex marathons involving cigars in the White House. So let the good times roll.
US Attorney Ed Martin Transfers Crooked Biden DOJ Prosecutors to Misdemeanor Court
"Those demoted include John Crabb and Elizabeth Aloi, who prosecuted contempt of Congress cases that sent Steve Bannon and Peter Navarro to jail for four months apiece. They include Jason McCullough, who helped lead the team that sent top Proud Boys leaders Enrique Tarrio, Joe Biggs and Ethan Nordean to prison for their role in orchestrating the breach of the Capitol. And they include Kathryn Rakoczy, who was a lead prosecutor in the Jan. 6 cases of Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes and more than a dozen of his allies, for their involvement in the attack on the Capitol.
Greg Rosen, who headed the Capitol Siege section in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia, also was demoted. One prosecutor who worked for Rosen until recently, Brendan Ballou, praised Rosen and decried the wave of reassignments. . ."
They’re going to ruin the grass!
nature! nature! but our sex and lifestyles: UNnatural.
....The lawsuit says such approval violated National Park Service regulations prohibiting sporting events on federal parklands, Congress did not consent to the towering arch overlooking the event space and no environmental review was conducted before the construction.....
Well, that’s the end of the annual Easter egg hunt and contest for best halloween costume, and....
Save the Ticks!
Teddy Roosevelt staged many a boxing match and martial arts contest on the White House grounds. He even participated in a few.
EC
Should be thrown out for no standing, but then it is DC
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