With the highly anticipated UFC event at the White House approaching, Donald Trump has been taking advantage of opportunities to address various issues related to the subject. In a video published this Wednesday (3) at the US political headquarters itself, the President of the United States spoke about the possibility of maintaining the structure set up by the Ultimate for the event on a permanent basis.
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Citing the Eiffel Tower as an example, which was inaugurated in March 1889 as part of the centennial celebrations of the French Revolution and initially planned to stand for only 20 years, Trump implied that he could do something similar with the structure built for the Ultimate event.
“The Eiffel Tower should have been dismantled immediately, and then they said we kind of like it, let’s leave it standing longer. We’re building something in front of the White House, it’s quite attractive to many people. I’m looking at it and maybe we’ll never, ever dismantle it,” he stated.
President Donald Trump says he might keep the UFC Claw structure on the White House lawn permanently 👀
“The Eiffel Tower was supposed to be taken down immediately, and then they said we sort of like it, let's leave it up longer.
We're building something in front of the White… pic.twitter.com/KIErEpwWDz
— Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS) June 3, 2026
Donald Trump has been an avowed UFC fan for many years.
President Trump in UFC 316, in 2025. Photo: Reproduction / UFC
Trump is a longtime ally of Dana White. While the sport was reviled and frowned upon by much of American society, some important Ultimate events were held at the Trump Taj Mahal in the early 2000s, shortly after the Fertitta brothers acquired the company from the former SEG. The president has attended other UFC events in the past, and has also become close to athletes such as... Colby covington e Kayla harrison, for example.
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