Lawsuit Targets Trump’s White House Birthday UFC Fight
A federal lawsuit has been filed to block a controversial UFC fight card planned for the White House South Lawn, coinciding with Donald Trump’s 80th birthday and the nation’s 250th anniversary. The suit alleges violations of National Park Service regulations prohibiting sporting events on federal parklands, citing a lack of congressional consent for a planned arch and no environmental review before construction began. The Public Integrity Project, representing two Virginia residents, contends the event represents a “private, commercial, corrupt use of our most sacred national monuments for private gain.” The White House, however, dismissed the challenge as obstructionist and baseless, maintaining the event is comparable to other South Lawn gatherings.
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