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Trump hosts White House cage fights amid war and political scrutiny

Trump hosts White House cage fights amid war and political scrutiny
France 24 Sunday 14 June 2026, 13:49 UTC By FRANCE24 1 min read
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Donald Trump hosts a card of seven mixed martial arts fights to be held on Sunday inside a specially built arena on the White House's South Lawn on his 80th birthday, a spectacle spotlighting his norm-defying style at a tense moment in his presidency. We discuss it with Ellen Kountz, Dean of the Finance Department at INSEEC Business School. Keywords for this article

Donald Trump hosts a card of seven mixed martial arts fights to be held on Sunday inside a specially built arena on the White House's South Lawn on his 80th birthday, a spectacle spotlighting his norm-defying style at a tense moment in his presidency. We discuss it with Ellen Kountz, Dean of the Finance Department at INSEEC Business School. Keywords for this article
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