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.
FBI: Trump knew and funded underage sex parties in Palm Beach.
You all dumb fuck elected a serial PEDOPHILE for President.
You are all PEDOPHILE PROTECTORS.
Shame on you.
The NYT bombshell confirms what we already know. It’s not conjecture. It’s not a fabrication. It’s not a “Hoax.” Donald trump is a child-raping pedophile & the entire republican party is engaged in the most massive coverup in history to prevent the world from realizing this fact.
Has anyone paused to understand the gravity of the fact that we have a sitting president who will bomb human beings in an attempt to hide the fact that he and Epstein sexually assaulted girls and women? This is truly a level of evil that is hard to comprehend.
5 years ago, 700+ Texans died freezing in the dark while Greg Abbott let utility companies jack up prices and his donors profited.
As governor, I will never allow energy companies to profit off of Texans' suffering.
To all the people complaining you couldn’t understand Bad Bunny… do you understand everything on the menu when you go to a Mexican restaurant??? Nahh. But the food is still good, right? Enjoy your chips, salsa, guac and tequila #SuperBowlLX
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@VochLombardi@KevinGraySports This is the part people miss. One could easily assume he only cares about his side of the ball. But these guys have head coach aspirations, where he would manage both the offense and defense, at least in some capacity.