Holding a UFC card in the White House is wrong. The White House belongs to the American people, not to any president. The current president has vandalized the White House several times, but his destruction of the South Lawn to throw his birthday party is particularly twisted.
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No one asked for a UFC card to be kept at the White House. The event is not free for the American people. The White House grounds are a national park. A commercial event is held for profit in a space funded by taxpayers.
It’s entirely fitting that a man who fails at everything is about to have his birthday party destroyed by what looks like a biblical event.
Here is The Weather Channel’s forecast for Sunday evening’s event:
UFC Freedom 250 faces a chaotic weather situation on the White House South Lawn, with a 60 percent chance of thunderstorms, heavy downpours and wind gusts of up to 34 mph threatening to delay the outdoor fights.
In addition to the risk of storms, DC’s brutal humidity brings a triple-digit heat index alongside massive swarms of mosquitoes and midges that fighters will have to battle inside the cage.
While the venue’s massive 92-foot overhang will keep the octagon dry, a single lightning strike within an eight-mile radius will trigger an automatic 30-minute freeze on the entire event.
The White House responded by accusing The Weather Channel of making the forecast.