Why Trump’s 80th Birthday Bash Is So Fully Corrupt

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🗓️ 13 June 2026

⏱️ 37 minutes

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David Rothkopf and Joanna Coles recap a week in which Donald Trump stumbled from one self-inflicted crisis to the next, from mounting questions over his handling of Iran and another controversial intelligence pick to renewed scrutiny of the Epstein files and a White House increasingly consumed by political damage control. They also unpack Trump's plan to stage a UFC fight on the South Lawn of the White House as part of the celebration for his 80th birthday, examining the ethics, symbolism, and political fallout of turning the People's House into the backdrop for one of his biggest spectacles yet. Along the way, they explain why Trump's allies are growing nervous, why Democrats see momentum shifting ahead of the midterms, and why the controversies he keeps trying to outrun may finally be catching up with him. Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial today at https://shopify.com/dailybeast #ad Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:57.8	Route metrics data age 225. Verify at EE. claims. Check coverage at e.e.com. Somebody is making money on this. This is for profit. The UFC is controlling the PR for this,
1:04.1	not the White House press office. The Paramount, the broadcasting company owned by the Ellison's, who are his buddies,
1:12.8	are controlling the TV rights of this.
1:15.6	This is as corrupt a MAGA event as there could possibly be.
1:21.4	It's not just his birthday, but of course, it's also Flag Day and touted as part of the celebration
1:26.9	for the 250th of the United States.
1:29.9	What Trump is giving the United States for its 250th birthday is humiliation.
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