White House UFC event spotlights Trump's decades-long partnership with Dana White
About this episode
The episode discusses the significance of an Ultimate Fighting Championship event at the White House, coinciding with President Trump's birthday and Flag Day.
On Sunday, an Ultimate Fighting Championship event on the White House lawn will mark both President Trump's 80th birthday and Flag Day. White House correspondent Liz Landers explains how this moment for Trump and the UFC was decades in the making. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy
People in this episode
Host: Liz Landers
Topics covered
- UFC
- Trump
- White House
- birthday
- Flag Day
- sports
- politics
Keywords
- UFC
- Trump
- White House
- birthday
- Flag Day
- Liz Landers
- sports politics
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Organizations: Ultimate Fighting Championship, PBS News
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