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.
One of the most basic ways to stop fraud is to verify that public benefits are actually flowing to the intended recipients. Keith and the Department of Labor have been incredible partners to work with.
Зустрівся з Президентом Володимиром Зеленським в Евіані. Останнім часом Індія та Україна активно розвивають взаємодію, що знаходить відображення у різних напрямах нашої співпраці.
Під час сьогоднішніх переговорів ми розглянули різні аспекти нашого співробітництва. Ми обидва погоджуємося, що торговельні зв’язки необхідно відновити до рівня, який існував у довоєнний період. Також було підтверджено, що Індія завжди буде на боці миру, ставлячи цінності гуманності понад усе.
@ZelenskyyUa@G7
Donald Trump recalls meeting the President of Egypt:
“He was in a hotel, and I met him, and we fell in love, deeply in love. He didn’t even wanna meet Hillary [Clinton], he said “you’re going to win”… We had great chemistry, and I stayed twice as long as I was supposed to”
The net result of a war that cost $60 billion, killed 13 Americans and thousands Iranian civilians, set off a new war between Israel and Lebanon, and caused massive U.S. inflation:
America agrees to give Iran billions in exchange for nothing.
A disastrous humiliation.
@TurkTelekom Bizde sağlık çalışanıyız ama malesef taahhüt bitmiş haber vermediğiniz yetmiyormuş gibi kabarık bi fatura göndermişsiniz oda yetmiyormuş gibi müşteri hizmetlerine bile ulaşamıyorum sizinle iletişime hayır