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Lawsuit Seeks to Block UFC Fight at White House

Is the White House UFC event a corrupt sellout of public property or a legitimate patriotic celebration?

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Lawsuit Seeks to Block UFC Fight at White House

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Above: Donald Trump shows a rendering of the "UFC Freedom 250" event at the White House on May 6. Image credit: Kent Nishimura/AFP/Getty Images

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Anti-Trump narrative

This lawsuit is necessary to stop the Trump administration from handing the White House and other public property over to political allies and corporate interests for private gain. No private businessman has ever received this kind of access before, and the lack of any required environmental review makes the whole spectacle more legally suspect. The White House belongs to the public, not to wealthy donors buying premium access to a presidential birthday spectacle.

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Pro-Trump narrative

This last-minute lawsuit is pure political obstruction from partisan activists with a clear anti-Trump agenda. The South Lawn hosts events regularly and UFC is footing the bill and restoring the grass. This is desperate legal theater from two plaintiffs — a prolific Democratic donor and an anti-Trump protest organizer — who aren't defending the public interest but are running interference against a patriotic American celebration.

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