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ProudMNDemocrat

(20,984 posts) Mon Sep 22, 2025, 07:45 AM Sep 2025

Trump White House's UFC Fight Picture Preview Gets A Pounding From Critics

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The Trump White House this weekend released mock-ups of what next year’s planned Ultimate Fighting Championship bout on the South Lawn could look like.

From California Governor Gavin Newsom had the following response to the pictures in an X post: “Thank god they are focused on the priorities of all Americans.”

More at...https://www.huffpost.com/entry/white-house-ufc_n_68d10692e4b00815ca13039f?origin=home-latest-news-unit

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Trump White House's UFC Fight Picture Preview Gets A Pounding From Critics (Original Post) ProudMNDemocrat Sep 2025 OP

There goes the South Lawn. sop Sep 2025 #1

Probably want more cement anyway Tree Lady Sep 2025 #12

OUR Tax and Tariffs at work here, people... ProudMNDemocrat Sep 2025 #2

Ring announcer has been announced kerouac2 Sep 2025 #3

All part of the regime's ridiculous Manly-Man agenda. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2025 #4

Gladiator 2.0 The White House Coldwater Sep 2025 #5

"Are you not entertained?" ProudMNDemocrat Sep 2025 #7

Will the main event be Donald "the Destroyer" v. ElonX "the Ex-terminator"? Buns_of_Fire Sep 2025 #6

Julius Caesar Trump should build a coliseum instead of a ballroom. nt allegorical oracle Sep 2025 #8

I'd prefer a Mausoleum maxrandb Sep 2025 #9

For Charlie Kirk, no doubt. sop Sep 2025 #10

More desecration of America... ProudMNDemocrat Sep 2025 #11

America....The BEAUTIFUL???? Really? Ping Tung Sep 2025 #13

sop

(19,352 posts)

1. There goes the South Lawn.

Reply to ProudMNDemocrat (Original post)

Mon Sep 22, 2025, 07:50 AM

Sep 2025

Tree Lady

(13,384 posts)

12. Probably want more cement anyway

Reply to sop (Reply #1)

Mon Sep 22, 2025, 01:27 PM

Sep 2025

They have ruined the white house for generations. If our side ever gets in again they won't vote for any money to fix it.

ProudMNDemocrat

(20,984 posts)

2. OUR Tax and Tariffs at work here, people...

Reply to ProudMNDemocrat (Original post)

Mon Sep 22, 2025, 07:51 AM

Sep 2025

Making America GROVEL Again???

TACO Don spoke of this. With the Golden Ballroom, this is what this country is becoming. A tribute to a DICKtator.

kerouac2

(1,519 posts)

3. Ring announcer has been announced

Reply to ProudMNDemocrat (Original post)

Mon Sep 22, 2025, 07:56 AM

Sep 2025

Trump just announced the ring announcer is this guy

Bernardo de La Paz

(60,320 posts)

4. All part of the regime's ridiculous Manly-Man agenda. . . . . nt

Reply to ProudMNDemocrat (Original post)

Mon Sep 22, 2025, 07:58 AM

Sep 2025

Coldwater

(1,344 posts)

5. Gladiator 2.0 The White House

Reply to ProudMNDemocrat (Original post)

Mon Sep 22, 2025, 08:44 AM

Sep 2025

Followed by

WWE Wrestlepalooza
White House Smackdown
No Mercy in the Ballroom
World's Collide 2027 The South Lawn

ProudMNDemocrat

(20,984 posts)

7. "Are you not entertained?"

Reply to Coldwater (Reply #5)

Mon Sep 22, 2025, 08:49 AM

Sep 2025

Skip the ad at the beginning. This is what to expect from this man.

Buns_of_Fire

(19,222 posts)

6. Will the main event be Donald "the Destroyer" v. ElonX "the Ex-terminator"?

Reply to ProudMNDemocrat (Original post)

Mon Sep 22, 2025, 08:49 AM

Sep 2025

Two manly-bipeds waddle into the squared octagon, armed with only their orthopedic codpiece, a vuvuzela, and a satchel of $100 bills. With any luck, neither of them waddle out.

allegorical oracle

(6,594 posts)

8. Julius Caesar Trump should build a coliseum instead of a ballroom. nt

Reply to ProudMNDemocrat (Original post)

Mon Sep 22, 2025, 08:54 AM

Sep 2025

maxrandb

(17,500 posts)

9. I'd prefer a Mausoleum

Reply to allegorical oracle (Reply #8)

Mon Sep 22, 2025, 08:59 AM

Sep 2025

sop

(19,352 posts)

10. For Charlie Kirk, no doubt.

Reply to maxrandb (Reply #9)

Mon Sep 22, 2025, 10:03 AM

Sep 2025

ProudMNDemocrat

(20,984 posts)

11. More desecration of America...

Reply to ProudMNDemocrat (Original post)

Mon Sep 22, 2025, 01:24 PM

Sep 2025

Our tax dollars at work, people.

Ping Tung

(4,370 posts)

13. America....The BEAUTIFUL???? Really?

Reply to ProudMNDemocrat (Original post)

Mon Sep 22, 2025, 01:36 PM

Sep 2025

America...the LURID is more apt.

3. a. vivid in a harsh or shocking way; startling; sensational

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