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The Spectacle Ep. 431: UFC Fight Shows American Greatness at the White House

Over 130 million people tuned in to watch the historic UFC Freedom 250 event on the South Lawn of the...

'Trump is not invited': CNN host shuts down MAGA spin on Obama library bash

CNN's Audie Cornish schooled a former Donald Trump staffer who pooh-poohed the opening of Barack Obama's presidential library.The 64-year-old former president will be joined at his library's grand opening Thursday by George W. Bush and Bill Clinton, and the event will include performances by legendary artists like Stevie Wonder, Bruce Springsteen, Bono, Eddie Vedder, Jennifer Hudson and The Roots, and Cornish couldn't help but compare that to President Donald Trump's lackluster Freedom 250 lineup."It's very Obama era in terms of all the celebrities being there, and we made a list of, like, who's going to be, who's going to be at this Obama event and their global record sales, and then what's going on with the Trump-backed Freedom 250, which pretty much kicked off a few weeks ago in terms of who was leaving it," Cornish said. "In the end, it's Lee Greenwood, a president, the president's favorite, and a handful of other artists. Is this a reminder of, like, kind of where Hollywood's heart lies or the complication that Trump has his relationship with pop culture?"Mike Dubke, a former communications director in Trump's first term, seemed caught off guard by the question."Is this to me?" he said. "I don't know that it's a fair comparison."Cornish disagreed, saying they were both massive events taking place within weeks of one another."I love presidential libraries," Dubke filibustered. "I think they are, and especially to the point that they tell the story of the president in their own words. So I've been to a few. I've been to Bill Clinton's down in Little Rock, I've been to Ronald Reagan's out in California. I think it's incredibly interesting to walk through each of these libraries, and I'm in Chicago, I will probably go to Obama's presidential library because I think they're fantastic things.""Trump is not invited," Cornish prodded, "just so we're clear.""No, that's fine, but I don't – I will take a little issue on this pop culture thing because I don't know that comparing America's 250 and all the politics that are surrounding this with what should be a celebration for Obama," Dunke said. "I'm not sure I'm there. We should be celebrating America's. 250 but look, this is this is a celebration for Obama and the folks that really enjoyed his presidency, and, you know, good on them for having a go."Cornish then offered to provide some historical context to Obama's event in comparison to Trump's partisan takeover of the celebration of the United States' semiquincentennial."In an era where [diversity, equity and inclusion] has been completely, not just DEI, when Black American history has been carved out of the halls of the federal government with a with like a butcher knife, them doing this library on Juneteenth week is on purpose and is significant because maybe for Black Americans, that is a historic moment that this nation will no longer celebrate under the Trump administration," Cornish said. "They are not interested in talking about the history of slavery. So it feels like the Obamas are doing something very purposeful. They're creating an alternative historical celebration for people who feel like part of their history is forgotten."

Illegal Immigrant Masterminded UFC White House Drone Attack Plot, DHS Says

The man accused of being the ringleader of a group planning to attack the UFC Freedom 250 White House event last weekend is an illegal immigrant from Mexico.  Abraham Alvarez, who the Justice Department said was “responsible for planning, organizing, and directing the planned attack,” overstayed his visa after being brought into the country as ...

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White House UFC terror plot 'ringleader' is a Mexican illegal immigrant, DHS confirms

Abraham Alvarez allegedly led a plot to attack the UFC White House event using explosive drones and snipers, according to federal authorities.

MAGA Fox News host in disbelief at Trump's 'unthinkable' deal: 'Keep shaking my head'

Fox News host Mark Levin criticized President Donald Trump's Memorandum of Understanding with Iran across a series of posts on X, with his sharpest break coming over the deal's soft treatment of Hezbollah."On top of this, we do the unthinkable," wrote Levin, a longtime Trump defender who has broken with the president over the agreement. "We capitulate to Iran's demand to protect Hezbollah."The conservative host argued that the Iran-backed group, which he said has "brutally murdered hundreds of our fellow citizens," would emerge from the ceasefire untouched. Under the terms Levin described, Hezbollah "not only survives but is immunized" and remains "free to continue to kill Americans, Israelis, and others."Levin took aim at the deal point by point. He characterized a reported $300 billion development fund for Iran, a provision that has drawn alarm from analysts, as a "shiny object," and said the sanctions waivers meant "the Iranian regime is back in business." At one point, Levin wrote, "I just keep shaking my head," calling parts of the deal "too absurd to comprehend."He also faulted how the administration handled the document's release, writing that the "roll out was unhelpful" and questioning why the text was not made public when it was signed.Levin closed with a warning, writing that "this MOU requires serious changes if not outright abandonment." Without them, he said, "a forever war — a continuation of Iran's war on the West — is not in doubt."The posts come amid broader pushback from conservatives over the deal. Trump announced the agreement to end the war with Iran over the weekend, extending a ceasefire that includes Lebanon for 60 days. The deal is expected to be formally signed on Friday in Geneva.

Kash Patel's girlfriend raises eyebrows with international MAGA tour: report

FBI Director Kash Patel's country singer girlfriend, Alexis Wilkins, has a new "government gig" planned in Belgium this summer, according to reports on Wednesday.Wilkins will perform the national anthem in Brussels for a "Freedom 250" party featuring a military flyover, thousands of VIP guests, troops and fireworks, reported The Swamp, one of The Daily Beast's Substacks. "The event will be held at Cinquantenaire Park, a sprawling 30-hectare urban park known for its Triumphal Arch, sweeping gardens, and grand museums," according to The Swamp. Not everyone was thrilled about the party. "The Swamp has learned that some locals are already annoyed that a large part of their city is set to be sealed off ahead of the MAGA-fest."Bill White, the U.S. Ambassador to Belgium and Wilkins's friend, has planned the event.Patel and Wilkins started dating in 2023. It's unclear if Patel, who has been criticized for using his FBI jet to attend the Olympics in Italy and taking secret snorkeling trips in Hawaii, will be there."Which raises two obvious questions: Is Wilkins getting paid— and will Keystone Kash be making the trip?" The Swamp wrote.

Joe Rogan eviscerates critics of UFC Freedom 250 at the White House: ‘Shut the f–k up’

Rogan defends UFC Freedom 250 event at White House, dismissing politicizations from both sides.