Dear Joe,
I wish I could sit down with you face to face and explain why so many of us were offended by the UFC fight on the South Lawn of the White House.
For me, it had nothing to do with the UFC or who showed up for the fights. The brand you and Dana have built is a bona fide American success story. More power to you. As for the fighters, in my book, anyone brave enough to put it all on the line in the arena is remarkable to witness. Their dedication and discipline inspire me. I don’t understand anyone who can’t admire that.
And as for the people who attended, I, for one, love Shane Gillis. I think he’s hilarious and brilliant. It was a show. A once-in-a-lifetime spectacle. I can’t blame anyone for wanting to witness it firsthand.
My problem is that I believe some of our public spaces are sacred. And unlike many of the great powers that came before us, these American monuments belong to all of us. Not to whoever happens to hold power at the moment.
The White House does not belong to Donald Trump. It does not belong to any President. It belongs to the people. To treat it as Caesar treated the Colosseum is antithetical to everything our founding fathers fought for.
This is not Rome. Presidents are not emperors doling out bread and circuses for the peasants. The White House is the People’s House. This “celebration” could have happened in any stadium within a stone’s throw of the South Lawn. No one would have had an issue with it.
But that was obviously Donald Trump’s whole point. By holding the event on the South Lawn, what he was saying to the rest of us is:
“This is my house. I own it. I will do with it what I please. I’ll build a colosseum and have the gladiators fight under my gaze. I’ll tear down the East Wing. I’ll pave over the Rose Garden. I’ll cover everything in gold and marble. I’ll erase the names of all the men who came before me.”
The fights were an exhibition of imperial domination, not a celebration of our 250th anniversary as a democracy.
The White House is not Buckingham Palace. It is not the Palace of Versailles. It is not the Forbidden City of Beijing. It does not belong to an emperor, or a king, or a commissar.
The White House belongs to us. All of us. The person who sits behind the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office is nothing more than an honored guest. A temporary caretaker.
The President is our servant. Not our Caesar.
Respectfully, Hunter
P.S. Cage match between me and Don Jr.? Your call on the venue. Anywhere but the South Lawn.
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@JDonati_SC Shane Beamer has got to go! This is a complete embarrassment of a season and for the team that was this highly touted in the preseason and go 4-8 just shows you this guy is NOT the guy to take us to an elite level. Hell, I have never wanted to be Vanderbilt so bad in my entire life!
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Healthy relationships depend on mutual respect. Ukraine and Europe don't respect us; they look down on us. America never had any obligation to protect Ukraine. And now we're asking why we should continue to spend our money, and put our lives on the line, to protect Europe.
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That was the most incredible thing I’ve ever seen. He got bitch slapped for
a) having a poor hand
b) for pushing the world to the brink of WW3
c) for not saying thank you for billions in aid
d) for campaigning against the President and helping his opponent in the election
And in front of the media for every American to see in real time.
While I hate to see an end to the peace process. I am glad to see our President stand up to this little man. I feel for the people of Ukraine. But, If you think you are going to endear or ‘win’ with @realDonaldTrump by rolling your eyes and telling us what we have to do for you after $350 BILLION - You are wrong. Ukraine has just lost the American people. Trump is a business man, he won’t hold grudges if peace is possible, but you have lost your best chance at ending the bloodshed and actually improving the lives (what is left of them) of your people. Stupid move #Zelensky STUPID. I for one am tired of making the Ukrainian politicians rich while their people die.
@FrankLuntz Putin is a Dictator which is why we do not fund his wars. So now that Zelenskyy has cancelled elections and Democracy is no longer on the table, along with over 1,000,000 lives lost, do we still need to fund this war?