Marjorie Taylor Greene criticizes Trump’s UFC event at White House

Former congresswoman nevertheless says she hopes the fighting event will be ‘great’ and wishes president well

Marjorie Taylor Greene criticizes Trump’s UFC event at White House

TL;DR

  • Marjorie Taylor Greene criticized Donald Trump's plan to host a UFC fight on the White House lawn.
  • Greene believes the location is inappropriate and taxpayer money should not fund the event.
  • She expressed hope that the event would be great and wished the president well.
  • The UFC fight is scheduled for Trump's 80th birthday, billed as a celebration of the US's 250th anniversary.
  • A lawsuit to stop the event was denied by a federal judge.
  • A Reuters/Ipsos poll showed only 16% of Americans considered the event appropriate.