US President Donald Trump suggested he might keep the Ultimate Fighting Championship cage-fighting arena being built on the lawn of the White House as a permanent fixture.The Republican compared the structure, which is being built for a night of cage fighting to mark the 250th anniversary of US independence – on Trump’s 80th birthday – to France’s Eiffel Tower which was supposed to have been dismantled 20 years after it was built in 1889.“We’re building something in front of the White House that’s quite attractive to a lot of people,” said a smiling Trump in a TikTok video on Tuesday.
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WED · 2026-06-03 · 21:02 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0603-81554
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Trump says may leave UFC arena on White House lawn permanently
President Donald Trump has suggested that the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) cage-fighting arena being constructed on the White House lawn could become a permanent fixture. The arena is being built for a cage-fighting event intended to commemorate the 250th anniversary of US independence, which also falls on Trump's 80th birthday.
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President Donald Trump has suggested that the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) cage-fighting arena being constructed on the White House lawn could become a permanent fixture. The arena is being built for a cage-fighting event intended to commemorate the 250th anniversary of US independence, which also falls on Trump's 80th birthday. Trump drew a parallel between this structure and the Eiffel Tower in France, which was originally intended to be temporary. He described the White House project as "quite attractive to a lot of people" in a TikTok video released on Tuesday.
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The Eiffel Tower was supposed to have been dismantled 20 years after it was built in 1889.
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Trump compared the UFC structure to France's Eiffel Tower.
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The 250th anniversary of US independence falls on Trump's 80th birthday.
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The structure is being built for a night of cage fighting to mark the 250th anniversary of US independence.
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President Donald Trump suggested he might keep the UFC cage-fighting arena on the White House lawn permanently.
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