The day President Donald Trump becomes an octogenarian, mixed martial arts fighters are slated to stride from the Oval Office to punch, kick, and grapple in an octagon set up on the South Lawn of the People’s House.

The eight sides of the cage bear the Bud Light emblem, the beer from Anheuser-Busch InBev that became the target of a MAGA boycott after it featured a transgender woman in a social media promotion.

A huge sign overhead displays the Monster Energy logo. It is flanked by twin logos of UFC Freedom 250, the $60 million spectacle that the Ultimate Fighting Championship is producing at the White House with the stated intent of simultaneously marking Trump’s 80th birthday and the nation’s 250th anniversary.

After two and a half centuries, ground made sacred by hard-won democracy is being desecrated by group grift.

And it begins with the birthday geezer himself. The event will feed Trump’s grandiose sense of himself.

He has invested between $15,000 and $50,000 in UFC’s parent company, TKO Group Holdings. That is not a HUGE investment, but it joins the overall tally of grifting by Trump and his family since he returned to office. The total is said to exceed $4 billion.

As always, the gifting is mutual. The people who feed Trump’s ego or fill his pockets or both do so looking for something from him just as he is looking for something from them. That includes UFC and Paramount .

Bud Light branding is on display for the White House UFC match. pic.twitter.com/BZ0qkNwVgt— PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 (@patriottakes) June 11, 2026

Bud Light branding is on display for the White House UFC match. pic.twitter.com/BZ0qkNwVgt

UFC signed a seven-year, $7.7 billion exclusive U.S. media rights deal with Paramount in August. Paramount is a video streaming service owned by Paramount-Skydance, which is close to finalizing an acquisition of Warner Brothers in a $110 billion deal with........

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