YOUR TAX DOLLARS AT WORK: Trump says 4,500-seat arena will be built for UFC fight at White House

[Miles Archer]

Trump says 4,500-seat arena will be built for UFC fight at White House

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-says-4-500-seat-174323457.html

“I’ve been involved in a lot of big events, I have never had an event that has had more interest than the UFC fight we have right at the front door,” Trump told reporters gathered outside the Oval Office on Monday.

“Right there,” the president said, pointing to the South Lawn, “they’re going to start building a 4,500 seat arena.”

“And then in the back at the Ellipse, we’re going to have 100,000, maybe 50 [50,000] to 100,000 people, I guess,” he continued. “They’re building tremendous stages, and we’re going to have massive screens of the fight. It’s a very popular sport.”

UFC, headed by Trump ally Dana White, in March announced its full card of bouts for “UFC Freedom 250,” an event timed to coincide with President Trump’s 80th birthday on June 14.

[Amethyst Ring]

1. In a month?

Dude is lost in his edifice complex with no exit.

[Srkdqltr]

2. Has building begun. ?? Good grief.

[MustLoveBeagles]

3. Building the monstosites he wants to build

Takes time. Except for the ballroom, has he broke ground for any of it?

[Miles Archer]

4. Not that I've heard

He keeps bragging about how bigly yuge it's going to be and how America has been begging for it every day for the last 200 years but other than that all he seems to have done is demolish the East Wing.

[MustLoveBeagles]

11. No way all that gets done in time

[Initech]

5. Yeah didn't he say 100,000 at one point?

[Miles Archer]

6. He mentions 100,000 in the content I posted, but who the hell knows what he's doing

He started a war and he's been golfing, planning his "arch," and planning this.

And Republicans keep kissing his ass for his "bold and decisive leadership."

[Igel]

9. From the OP, 7 lines below the headline (at least on my screen)

https://sportsnaut.com/ufc/ufc-white-house-card-arena-construction-cost

“And then in the back at the Ellipse, we’re going to have 100,000, maybe 50 [50,000] to 100,000 people, I guess,” he continued. “They’re building tremendous stages, and we’re going to have massive screens of the fight. It’s a very popular sport.”

So, that's a definite maybe.

[Initech]

14. He is so fucking delusional!

[Norbert]

7. There goes the West Wing.

[flvegan]

8. White also said he's giving away 85,000 tickets.

I heard the most recent events didn't sell that well. Don't want to see empty seats at The Brawndo Sportatorium now do we.

[EarthFirst]

12. Brawndo Sportatorium...

I might just have to pass that along…

[Initech]

15. UFC is dead. Their association with Trump killed it!

[Igel]

10. Depends if it's our tax dollars paying for it.

Not everything is funded by the government; not every news story is telling the truth (some because of intentional deceit, some because of accidental deceit--"Dewey Wins " ).

https://sportsnaut.com/ufc/ufc-white-house-card-arena-construction-cost

[blm]

13. Idiocracy was supposed to be just a movie.

[MustLoveBeagles]

16. Sometimes fiction becomes reality

[spanone]

17. He's an interstellar embarrassment to any living organism.

FUCK HIM AND HIS FAKE SHIT.

[Greg_In_SF]

18. It is NOT

being done with taxpayer money.

[fujiyamasan]

20. lol sure you go ahead and believe that

Either way, it’s on taxpayer property.

But whatever you stick to your narrative.

[Greg_In_SF]

22. Do you have a single

legitimate news source that says that taxpayer money will be used?

Go ahead. I'll wait. Let's see what you've got!

[fujiyamasan]

19. Yikes I wouldn't want to sit in that hastily arranged shit box

It’s tasteless and typical of everything surrounding this administration.

[Wiz Imp]

21. There's no way they are building any arena at the White House

They'll presumably erect temporary stands and seating, which is in no way remotely close to the same (to any sane human being) as "building a 4500 seat arena".