President Trump appears to be a big fan of the temporary structure the UFC has erected on the grounds of the White House ahead of the Freedom Fights 250 event on June 14th, and is now even claiming that he’s considering keeping it there permanently.
“Many don’t know that in Paris, France, the Eiffel Tower, 1889, it was built,” Trump said on TikTok. “It was supposed to be taken down immediately after the World’s Fair. They said, ‘You know, we sort of like it. Let’s leave it up a little bit longer.’ And then they said let’s leave it up longer and longer and longer. Well, they never took it down.
“You know, we’re building something in front of the White House that’s quite attractive to a lot of people. It’s going to have the big UFC fight on June 14. And I’m looking at it and maybe we’ll never, ever take it down.”
This feels like something that’s surely too bizarre to actually happen, but then again few would have ever predicted that the UFC would have fights on the lawn of the White House in the first place, so in 2026 nothing can be ruled out!
