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Capitol Hill's lone MMA fighter delivers Trump a bruising snub
Trump Turns the White House Into a Fight PosterThe Real Story Is Power, Not PageantryThe article’s surface gimmick is simple: a former MMA fighter in Congress is skipping Trump’s UFC spectacle on the White House lawn. That is the least important part of the story. The actual center of gravity is presidential power, White House branding, and the federal government lending legitimacy to a private combat enterprise on Trump’s 80th birthday.Who Actually DecidesDonald Trump is the host. Dana White is the promoter. Kash Patel is the federal enabler who helped sell the event by describing an FBI-UFC…
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