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Judge Clears UFC 250 Fight at White House Lawn

Is UFC Freedom 250 straight-up corruption or a proper celebration of America's birthday and a revived warrior ethos?

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Judge Clears UFC 250 Fight at White House Lawn

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Above: Construction on the White House South Lawn for the upcoming UFC Freedom 250 match, in Washington, D.C., on June 10. Image credit: Alex Wong/Getty Images

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Anti-Trump narrative

Handing the White House South Lawn and Lincoln Memorial to a for-profit sports promoter is straight-up corruption. Trump bought up to $50,000 in UFC's parent company stock while personally promoting the event, and the UFC is selling $1.5 million VIP packages. That equates to the president using national monuments as a cash machine for himself and his allies. These sacred spaces belong to all Americans, not to Dana White and Crypto.com.

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Pro-Trump narrative

A federal judge already threw out the lawsuit trying to stop UFC Freedom 250, and for good reason — seven government agencies spent nearly a year planning this event, over $60 million was invested, and 200,000 Americans entered a lottery for free tickets. Presidents from both parties have erected temporary structures on the South Lawn for concerts, ice rinks and sports without congressional sign-off. This is a legitimate celebration of America's 250th birthday and the return of the Warrior Ethos.

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