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'Embarrassed to be an American': Larry David unleashes on Trump UFC 'travesty'
The White House Turned Into a Fight CardA Presidency as Stage PropThe source describes Donald Trump using the White House to host a widely publicized UFC event, prompting Larry David to call it “a travesty” and “embarrassing.” That is the basic event. The political meaning is sharper: the presidency is not being defended as an institution here, it is being converted into branding, spectacle, and personal theater.Who Holds PowerThe only actor in this story with real institutional power is Trump. He is the president. He controls the venue, the symbolism, the access, and the machinery that turns…
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