Trump’s White House UFC Bash Sparks Debate Over Propaganda and Patriotism
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Trump staged UFC Freedom 250 on the White House South Lawn for his 80th birthday and the nation’s 250th anniversary—a Vegas-style spectacle funded by Dana White—producing fireworks and a heavy dose of pageantry; critics call the event nationalistic propaganda that politicized sport, while the climactic Gaethje-Topuria fight delivered the night’s most visceral moment amid broad public backlash.
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