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.
Trump hasn’t made a public appearance in 8 days. This after an unscheduled visit to the hospital- because he “likes getting check ups.” Thank God Jake Tapper (or as I like to call him- the Brick Tamland of his generation) is on the case hunting down clues in a book about my mom’s experience as First Lady four years ago.
@neffertitus@rodskiluv@Viggie_Smalls93@NickMenakos No he’s right, but the truest measurement for intelligence is simplicity in my opinion, and knowing how to speak to multiple audiences is a skill on its own. The general public on its own has shown this already
@madden_pierce2@rodskiluv@Viggie_Smalls93@NickMenakos Nah I’m talking about how people think jn general lol, true intelligence is knowing how to relay ur message to any audience, and sometimes playing the high horse isn’t effective as proven
Train yourselves to see systems. Systems produce the same results consistently. Capitalism will always have the same economic results no matter who you elect.
🚨💣 BREAKING: Aurélien Tchouaméni & Fede Valverde had a FIGHT in training today.
They almost PHYSICALLY fought and it got more INTENSE in the LOCKER ROOM. @marca
Today’s Supreme Court ruling guts the Voting Rights Act and turns back the clock on the foundational promise of equality and fairness in our election systems.
Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act was one of the last remaining federal protections for Black and brown voters against maps deliberately drawn to dilute their political power. That protection has been stripped away.
It is an outrage. But it is not a surprise.
It is part of an agenda that conservatives set in place decades ago to steal power from everyday people and then cling to that power for generations.
The court’s decision is motivated by politics and designed to give an upper hand to Donald Trump’s Republican Party, which faces the threat of losing the upcoming midterm elections.
We must pay attention to what happens next.
The fight now returns to the states. Legislatures — particularly those in the South — will rush to redraw districts before voting for the midterms begins in just a few months. Already, Louisiana and Florida are planning to redraw their maps, and we should not be surprised if others rapidly follow suit ahead of the midterms and 2028. Their politically-motivated power grab is meant to protect elected Republicans from any consequences for their failure to make groceries, gas, health care, or housing more affordable for you and your family. They want to cheat and choose their voters, instead of the voters deciding who they choose.
The mission before us is to restore the power of the people. There is no question our fight became harder today, but I know we are up for the battle.
You know people don’t like to admit this but older cartoons they grew up with were woke and discussed social issues like this and were very on the nose about it
If you wait too long, the coffee gets cold, the door closes, you get old, the girls move on, and dreams fade.
You must act with a sense of urgency today.
They called Zion generational.
They called Flagg generational.
They called Caleb generational.
They called Trevor generational.
They called Wiggins generational.
They called Ben Simmons generational.
Wemby is legitimately generational.
Not really a big fan of these discourses but tbh given everything going on seems like the root of everything always scales down to the rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer at every level
There’s a conversation happening on TikTok where the girls are finally talking about how a lot of men aren’t actually attractive.
Like you go to the grocery store and see a ton of stunning women, but men? You will remember how many months back you last saw a hot man.