Controversy swirls around the UFC event on the White House lawn this weekend

NPR | By Danielle Kurtzleben

Published June 12, 2026 at 4:12 PM EDT

President Trump is hosting a UFC fight on the White House lawn on his birthday.

Danielle Kurtzleben

Danielle Kurtzleben is a political correspondent assigned to NPR's Washington Desk. She appears on NPR shows, writes for the web, and is a regular on The NPR Politics Podcast. She is covering the 2020 presidential election, with particular focuses on on economic policy and gender politics.

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