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Trump's spectacular celebration, with UFC fighters

From Svenska Dagbladet · () Swedish

Translated from Swedish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Donald Trump is hosting a professional sports event, a UFC show, on the White House lawn to celebrate his 80th birthday and the US's birthday.
  • The event faces accusations of corruption, but a court ruling in Trump's favor has cleared the way for the celebration.
  • This marks an unprecedented use of the White House grounds for a major professional sporting event, following in the footsteps of previous presidents who added recreational facilities.

Thousands gathered on the White House lawn for a UFC show, coinciding with Donald Trump's 80th birthday and the United States' birthday. The event, which has drawn accusations of corruption, proceeded after a judge ruled in Trump's favor, leaving no obstacle to the president's birthday celebration.

While past presidents have added recreational facilities to the White House, Theodore Roosevelt built a tennis court in 1902, Richard Nixon added a bowling alley in the 1970s, and Barack Obama painted basketball lines and installed hoops on the tennis court, Donald Trump's hosting of a major professional sports event on the South Lawn is unprecedented.

This spectacular event featured some of the world's most famous martial artists competing on the White House grounds on Sunday evening.

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Originally published by Svenska Dagbladet in Swedish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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