US President Donald Trump says a purpose-built UFC arena under construction on the White House lawn could be left in place beyond the planned celebrations. In videos posted to his official TikTok account, Trump describes the structure as “attractive to a lot of people” and says he is considering whether it might not be removed, at one point suggesting, “maybe we’ll never ever take it down.” Multiple outlets report he compares the arena to the Eiffel Tower in Paris, arguing that structures originally intended to be temporary can remain. While accounts note the analogy is not fully accurate, they agree that Trump is drawing a parallel between the White House installation and the Eiffel Tower’s long-term preservation. Coverage also ties the arena to fight plans for mid-June, with reports that it is being built for a UFC event marking the US Independence Day 250th anniversary, on Trump’s 80th birthday. Overall, sources converge on Trump’s comments and his suggestion that the White House UFC setup could become a permanent fixture.
Trump says White House UFC arena could remain permanently
US President Donald Trump says a purpose-built UFC arena under construction on the White House lawn could be left in place beyond the planned celebrations. In videos posted to his official TikTok acco...
- Trump says the UFC arena being built on the White House South Lawn could be kept permanently.
- He comments that the structure is “attractive to a lot of people.”
- Trump compares the arena to the Eiffel Tower, which was originally intended to be temporary.
- The arena is being constructed for a UFC event connected to the US 250th anniversary celebrations in June.
- The president makes the remarks in videos posted on his official TikTok account.
President Donald Trump says he may choose to leave a purpose-built UFC arena standing at the White House because it is "attractive to a lot of people".
2 months agoPresident Trump suggested on Wednesday that the UFC arena currently under construction on the White House’s South Lawn could be a permanent addition. “I’m looking at it and maybe we’ll never ever take it down,” Trump said in a video posted on his official TikTok account on Tuesday. The president directed the installation of this...
2 months agoPresident likens South Lawn setup to Eiffel TowerArea will stage Freedom 250 fight card on 14 JuneDonald Trump has floated the idea of permanently keeping the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) arena that is being constructed on the White House South Lawn for a series of fights later this month.In a video posted on his official TikTok account on Tuesday, the president likened the structure to the Eiffel Tower. Continue reading...
2 months agoUS President Donald Trump suggested he might keep the Ultimate Fighting Championship cage-fighting arena being built on the lawn of the White House as a permanent fixture. The Republican compared the structure, which is being built for a night of cage fighting to mark the 250th anniversary of US independence – on Trump’s 80th birthday – to France’s Eiffel Tower which was supposed to have been dismantled 20 years after it was built in 1889. “We’re building something in front of the White House...
2 months ago"You know, we're building something in front of the White House that's quite attractive to a lot of people," Trump said in a video posted on Tuesday.
2 months agoIn a video posted to his official Tiktok account on Wednesday, US President Donald Trump suggested he may never remove the enormous UFC arena that’s being constructed on the White House lawn for his birthday celebrations. He also compared it to the iconic Eiffel Tower in Paris, also initially meant to be temporary, but was kept on, though his take on the Eiffel Tower isn't quite accurate.
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