At a UFC watch party, cheers for the fight and dismay over the war in Iran

Washington Post Politics Tuesday 16 June 2026, 09:00 UTC By Hannah Knowles 1 min read

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LANCASTER, Pa. – President Donald Trump was celebrating a deal to end the fighting in Iran. But some of his supporters who gathered at a Buffalo Wild Wings here to watch his UFC birthday bash were skeptical. Democracy Dies in Darkness At a UFC watch party, cheers for the fight and dismay over the war in Iran The frustration of a young crowd at a Buffalo Wild Wings in Pennsylvania shows why President Donald Trump was under pressure to end the conflict.

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At a UFC watch party, cheers for the fight and dismay over the war in Iran

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