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'This feels so gross': Internet rips Trump's 'little birthday party'
U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds F-16 Fighting Falcons and U.S. Navy Blue Angels fly over the White House and temporary arena ahead of the UFC Freedom 250 fights in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 12, 2026. REUTERS/Elizabeth FrantzThe White House as Birthday VenueNot a Celebration, a SeizureThe source is about a UFC event on the White House South Lawn being sold as part of America’s 250th birthday celebration, while critics describe it as Donald Trump’s 80th birthday spectacle. Those two claims are not compatible. One is civic language. The other is the naked use of federal space for personal…
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