Polls indicate that President Donald Trump is doing a lot that most Americans don’t support: The war with Iran; the arbitrary tariffs; the retribution campaign against his perceived enemies; the 250-foot Triumphal Arch; the $1.776 billion fund intended to reward Trump loyalists. (Even Republicans don’t like that one!)

There’s so much that it’s hard to know what’s important. In the middle of a war against Iran, does it really matter if Trump’s vanity leads him to appropriate top billing at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts?

Still, it’s hard to predict the consequences of acts that seem trivial at the time. Consider the Ultimate Fighting Championship cage fights that Trump is sponsoring on the White House lawn on June 14 as part of America’s 250th anniversary celebration. June 14 also happens to be Trump’s 80th birthday.

It’s not clear why any sport needs to be part of the celebration of our country’s nativity, but if we’re going to stage a sporting event on the White House lawn,........

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