Fight House Lawn

About this episode

The episode discusses how Donald Trump's changes to the White House lawn reflect the influence of the UFC and its parent company.

How Donald Trump rearranging the White House lawn to accommodate a UFC fight neatly mirrors the way the organization and its parent company have reshaped themselves around the president. Guest: Luke Thomas , MMA journalist and host of the Morning Kombat podcast.  Want more What Next? Subscribe to Slate Plus to access ad-free listening to the whole What Next family and across all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe today on Apple Podcasts by clicking “Try Free” at the top of our show page. Sign up now at slate.com/whatnextplus to get access wherever you listen. Podcast production by Evan Campbell, Madeline Ducharme, Patrick Fort, Rob Gunther and Paige Osburn. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Guest: Luke Thomas

Topics covered

• Donald Trump
• White House
• UFC
• politics
• media
• journalism

Keywords

• Donald Trump
• White House lawn
• UFC
• Luke Thomas
• MMA
• politics
• Slate Podcasts

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Slate Podcasts, UFC

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