Tom Aspinall will not attend White House 'UFC Freedom 250' event
Heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall said he will not attend the White House-linked UFC Freedom 250 event in Washington scheduled for June 14, 2026. The private, for-profit UFC-produced card will use a 5,000-seat temporary arena on the White House South Lawn, coincide with President Donald Trump's 80th birthday and Flag Day, and has a $60 million budget. Sponsors have paid premium access packages exceeding $1 million, David Ellison will stream the fights, and the Trump Organization is marketing Freedom 250-themed coins, making Aspinall's absence notable for an event that blends commercial promotion with presidential pageantry.
Pit Boss Grills is being featured at Trump’s Freedom 250 UFC event. The company manufactures their grills in China.
Crazy jack5I doubt this will land negatively with the mush-brain MAGA base once they google it (via their trump phones) and see that it was proudly inspired and designed in the US.
@Markbunchofnumbers@bsky.social3Perfect! With hats and other merchandise also coming from China, it’s a Chinese trifecta!
The Hot Stepper2Same factory as the MAGA hat
The UFC Freedom 250 Fan Fest will go through the weekend, with “interactive experiences,” live shows, celebrity appearances, “exclusive on-stage moments,” meet and greets, live music and interviews with the athletes. At the close, Trump is scheduled to fly to France for the G7 summit.
Roland Gerritsen van der Hoop3I will not watch a moment of it. And I hope most of America will do the same. Low ratings is what the orange toddler king hates more than anything. So let’s give him a beautiful birthday presence: neglect.
Jay Lee2Does he not realize that the World Cup is starting and no one will give an eff about his competing event?
On top of the usual political fights in Washington's halls of power, there will be literal combat at the White House this weekend. UFC has constructed its trademark octagonal stage on the South Lawn for its Freedom 250 event on Sunday. @elizlanders.bsky.social reports.
PBS News24Correction: We deleted the previous version of this video due to a typo. We regret the error.
Rachel Tedards Keeney14Please don't waste our time or yours on covering this non-event. This is propaganda, not news.
SurelyUCantBSerious13What a complete joke. We, as a nation. are a global laughingstock If they can do this, they don't need a ballroom Still waiting for journalists to make this simple comparison and run with it. Not doing so is negligent
Jonny Skedge6Bread and circuses from the Caligula/Nero surrogate as Rome rots and burns around him.
Mummified Yeti Hand5“But shall this crazed old man be tamely suffered to drag a whole ship’s company down to doom with him?”
Wottop4The lightning storm 10 minutes in will be epic. Sunday 06/14 74%/0.18 in Partly cloudy skies during the morning hours. Thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Potential for severe thunderstorms. High 89F. Winds SSW at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 70%.
Fi 🏴 Independence For Scotland! 🏴3I’m getting second hand embarrassment from this. Why did you feel the need to legitimise something which is a desecration of one of, if not THE, most revered & cherished buildings in the country? If you ARE a news outlet, then do your job & tell Americans the truth about the Trump administration.
Tobie3Now that should be illegal!
notycoon22.bsky.social3The event is a travesty. Your reporting normalizes an event which is highly likely in violation of law and policy.
WildGorillaMan2Narrator: “Meanwhile, on Kharg Island…”
Mad Mac's2A little league field. A soccer pitch for kids. Grown men whaling on each other to the frenzied cries of other adults? Thank you, no.
Nintendo Pro 032Trump should be forced to do the fighting, too.
Built to Shill2PBS, providing a sneak peak of the 1936 Reichssportfeld
igdilemma.bsky.social2Following this circus, and Rubio's UFC diplomacy Trump may well start demanding 'Most Favored Nations' send their young ladies for Cultural Exchange. We are a nation in freefall.
Phil2The White House wants and will claim 120k people outside the event, but it’s likely to draw maybe 20-30k tops
