President Trump hosted UFC cage fights on the White House lawn on Sunday with a reported budget of roughly $60 million. The event drew thousands of attendees including the president, first lady, and War Secretary Pete Hegseth. Multiple cost and funding claims remain unverified.
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Read at New York Post →The event illustrates conversion of public resources into private spectacle with security costs shifted to taxpayers.
“Privatization of gains and socialization of costs”
The event represented a bold embrace of American spectacle largely financed by private interests.
“Limited government involvement and corporate sponsorship”
Security expenses drawn from federal funds demonstrate ongoing subsidization of elite events on public property.
“Fiscal accountability and lack of voluntary consent”
All perspectives accept unverified policing cost figures from a single low-quality source without scrutiny.
“Circular analysis and missing context on event precedents”
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