After paving over the Rose Garden to create a patio and demolishing the East Wing to make way for a 90,000-square-foot ballroom, President Donald Trump continues to reshape the White House grounds and reinvent how they are used.
On July 2 of this year, the president confirmed plans to host a UFC mixed martial arts event on the White House grounds as part of his yearlong celebration for the United States’ 250th birthday. (The June 14 event also happens to fall on his own birthday.)
This week, Trump said the event, dubbed UFC Freedom 250, would see a 4,500-seat “arena” built on the South Lawn of the White House.
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“Right there,” the president said pointing to the South Lawn while discussing the event, “they’re going to start building a 4,500 seat arena.”
But that’s not all,
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