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Trump says ‘maybe we'll never' take down White House UFC cage

Nbcwashington · 🇺🇸 public United States · · 195 words · By The Associated Press; NBC Washington Staff
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What to know about Trump says ‘maybe we'll never' take down White House UFC cage

President Donald Trump said in a video posted to his TikTok account that "maybe we'll never ever" take down the structure that's gone up outside the White House for an Ultimate Fighting Championship fight this month, comparing it to the Eiffel Tower in Paris.

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What happened

President Donald Trump said in a video posted to his TikTok account that "maybe we'll never ever" take down the structure that's gone up outside the White House for an Ultimate Fighting Championship fight this month, comparing it to the Eiffel Tower in Paris.

Why it matters

In the video, the president offered a history lesson on the Eiffel Tower, noting that it was built to be a temporary structure for the 1889 World’s Fair.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 3 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “the UFC octagon being built on the White House’s South Lawn for a June 14 bout celebrating America’s 250th anniversary”
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Wikipedia and web search results explicitly confirm the event 'UFC Freedom 250' took place on June 14, 2026, on the South Lawn of the White House to celebrate America's 250th anniversary.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — UFC Freedom 250 (also known as UFC White House and UFC at the White House) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on June 14, 2026, on the South …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UFC_Freedom_250
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The South Lawn at the White House in Washington, D.C., is directly south of the house and is bordered on the east by East Executive Drive and the Treasury Building, on the west by West Executive Driv…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Lawn
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — TKO Group Holdings, Inc. (TKO) is an American sports and entertainment company. Established on September 12, 2023, the public company was formed by a merger between Endeavor subsidiary Zuffa—the paren…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TKO_Group_Holdings
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Claim 2: “President Donald Trump said in a video posted to his TikTok account that "maybe we'll never ever" take down the structure that's gone up outside the White House for an Ultimate Fighting Championship fight this month”
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Multiple independent web search results from June 2026 confirm that President Donald Trump posted a TikTok video stating 'maybe we'll never ever' take down the UFC structure outside the White House.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — During the second presidency of Donald Trump, the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) significantly increased recruiting efforts. They are attempting to hire 10,000 new empl…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICE_recruitment_during_the_sec…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of notable American non-officeholders who endorsed Donald Trump for the 2024 U.S. presidential election.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Donald_Trump_2024_pres…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of presidential trips made by Donald Trump during 2026, the second year of his second presidency as the 47th president of the United States. This list excludes trips made within Washing…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_presidential_trips_mad…
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Claim 3: “the Eiffel Tower... was built to be a temporary structure for the 1889 World’s Fair”
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Wikipedia and multiple historical web sources confirm the Eiffel Tower was built for the 1889 World's Fair (Exposition Universelle) and was originally intended as a temporary structure.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Eiffel Tower ( EYE-fəl; French: Tour Eiffel [tuʁ ɛfɛl] ) is a lattice tower on the Champ de Mars in Paris, France. It is named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, whose company designed and built …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eiffel_Tower
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — As one of the most iconic and recognizable structures in the world, the Eiffel Tower, completed in 1889, has been the inspiration for the creation of over 50 similar towers around the world. Most are …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Exposition Universelle de 1889 (French pronunciation: [ɛkspozisjɔ̃ ynivɛʁsɛl]), better known in English as the 1889 Paris Exposition, was a world's fair held in Paris, France, from 6 May to 31 Oct…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exposition_Universelle_(1889)
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