It’s the ultimate symbol of American politics under Donald Trump — a blood-soaked cage match on the lawn of the White House for the US president’s 80th birthday.
A giant arena dubbed “The Claw” has been built on the famed South Lawn for Sunday’s tournament featuring 14 Ultimate Fighting Championship contestants.
Critics have panned the unprecedented $60 million “UFC Freedom 250” event as tone-deaf at a time when Trump’s war in Iran has sent the cost of living soaring for ordinary Americans.
Trump says it is a great way to kick off the 250th anniversary of American independence — not to mention his own birthday — and insists UFC is bearing all of the cost.
But the billionaire Republican is also revelling in the macho side of an event that will see bare-knuckle fighters battle it out in a mesh-framed cage known as the “Octagon.”
“They’re the roughest people you’ll
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