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.
If the USA weren't such a broken country, Iran getting $425 BILLION would be the death knell and impeachment of any president in history.
What an absolute embarrassment of an admin.
I hope everyone understands that the $300 billion reconstruction fund for Iran will go to Trump-aligned contractors who will give a cut to the big guy, pocket the rest, and build nothing. The Iran war was another massive Trump grift.
Via FOIA, we formally requested Kash Patel’s travel itinerary for the 3 days leading up to Charlie Kirk’s assassination and we just heard back and were told the burden of the request is too great.
How is this even remotely legal?
Americans realizing they spent $75 billion fighting Iran, then another $300 billion rebuilding Iran, just to reopen the Strait of Hormuz that was already open before the war started
Gabe Einhorn, the guy posting private business communications, runs an ID verification company called VryfID. So, the company you’re supposed to trust with your confidential information, is doxxing people for things they say in private.
This guy runs an ID verification startup called VRFYID
Considering that he just doxxed this college student in a way that was designed to destroy his career prospects in response to a private comment he didn't like, would you trust him with your sensitive personal data?
WATCH 💤Trump appeared to fall asleep at UFC Freedom 250.
Not during a policy briefing.
Not during court.
At a fight.
Zoom in — the mouth droop says everything.
This man got knocked out by bedtime. 😴
If this “deal” is signed, Iran walks away 1000 times stronger than before this war began.
The one thing they always feared was the American military.
Now, they will have learned that even the toughest president of them all didn’t have the balls to follow through.
They will never fear us again.