{"id":1502,"date":"2026-06-08T14:38:25","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T14:38:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/?p=1502"},"modified":"2026-06-08T14:38:25","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T14:38:25","slug":"pro-democrat-group-sues-to-halt-ufc-fight-on-white-house-lawn-on-trumps-birthday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/?p=1502","title":{"rendered":"Pro-Democrat group sues to halt UFC fight on White House lawn on Trump\u2019s birthday"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>A Democrat-leaning group is suing to stop the UFC fight at the White House next weekend, arguing that it is a \u201cdeeply corrupt\u201d event in which President Trump and his political allies will gain financially.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/?p=1500\">Nonprofits shouldn\u2019t have to rely on Supreme Court protection<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit by the Public Integrity Project, a nonprofit legal organization that aligns itself with Democratic Party causes, said the fight violates a National Park Service regulation that bans sporting events on federal parklands.<\/p>\n<p>The suit was filed on behalf of two plaintiffs, activist Susan Douglas and Vietnam War veteran Paul Romano, who claim they are suffering \u201caesthetic\u201d and \u201cprocedural harms\u201d as a result of the event.<\/p>\n<p>Events planned by the Semiquincentennial Commission can be exempted from this rule, but the Public Integrity Project cited reports saying that the Semiquincentennial Commission has no responsibility for the fight, dubbed UFC Freedom 250.<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit argues that Mr. Trump, UFC Founder Dana White and other Trump allies are overlooking this rule so they can personally profit from the fight, scheduled for June 14, which is also the president\u2019s 80th birthday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe event is neither \u2018for the celebration of the 250th anniversary of American Independence,\u2019 nor crucially being \u2018planned, organized, and executed\u2019 by the federal government,\u201d the lawsuit said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRather, UFC Freedom 250 is a private, for-profit sporting event being planned, organized and executed by the UFC, its broadcaster partners, its advertisers, not by the federal government. And it is not in any material sense a \u2018celebration of the 250th anniversary of American independence\u2019 \u2014 it is a celebration of the UFC\u2019s brand and the 80th anniversary of Donald Trump\u2019s birth,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n<p>A White House official told The Washington Times that the lawsuit is \u201cobstructionist, baseless and dilatory\u201d and was filed \u201csimply to prevent Mr. Trump from hosting what will undoubtedly go down as one of the most historic sporting events in our nation\u2019s history during our semiquincentennial celebration.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/?p=1499\">Chinese President Xi arrives in North Korea for rare visit with Kim<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis iconic event is no different than the various other White House-hosted events on the South Lawn and properly permitted events on the Ellipse and National Mall throughout the year,\u201d the official said.<\/p>\n<p>UFC did not immediately respond to the Times\u2019 request for comment.<\/p>\n<p>UFC is selling VIP packages for between $1 million and $1.5 million per head, according to reporting cited in the lawsuit. The filing also claims that while some of the preliminary fights on that evening\u2019s card will be broadcast on cable networks, the \u201cmain card\u201d will be exclusively broadcast on Paramount+.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn substance as well as formally, UFC Freedom 250 is being planned and operated as a private profit-motivated sports promotion,\u201d the lawsuit said, adding \u201cthe event will likely be profitable for UFC and its partners.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The plaintiffs also allege that Mr. Trump will personally gain from the fight\u2019s earnings. Mr. Trump\u2019s financial disclosures from last month show that in March he purchased between $15,000 and $50,000 worth of stock in TKO, UFC\u2019s parent company.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. White, a longtime Trump ally who stumped for him during the 2024 campaign, has disputed claims he is personally profiting off the event. He estimated the UFC will lose $30 million on the event and has denied that any tax dollars will be spent on the event itself.<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit names the National Park Service, the Interior Department and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum as defendants.<\/p>\n<p>The White House promoted the event Sunday night, posting a video of \u201cthe Claw\u201d \u2013 the 92-foot-tall, 600-pound fighting arena for the event \u2013 being built alongside clips of Mr. Trump at past UFC fights, calling it \u201cthe biggest fight in UFC history.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/?p=1497\">Nonprofits shouldn\u2019t have to rely on Supreme Court protection<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cBuckle up. 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