White House UFC extravaganza costs $60M, tests White House logistics
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A UFC event at the White House South Lawn for Trump’s 80th birthday will cost more than $60 million to produce, including a ground-up octagon, food and security for up to about 125,000 attendees, with 20–30 trucks a day and 700–900 subcontractors coordinating complex schedules across federal and private partners; a lawsuit argues the event bypasses environmental reviews, highlighting the massive logistical undertaking of staging a televised sport at the White House and promising a rapid teardown after the event.
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