President Donald Trump’s cage fighting match on the White House lawn is forcing the rescheduling of a planned international gathering.
France announced it will delay this year’s Group of 7 summit to avoid a scheduling conflict with the mixed martial arts event planned June 14 at the White House, two officials with direct knowledge of the planning told Politico.
“This is an actual headline not a joke,” posted former GOP congressman Adam Kinzinger in response to the report, which was given the headline “France delays G7 to avoid clash with White House cage fighting on Trump’s birthday.”
Paris had previously set the date for June 14 to host the gathering of world leaders in Evian-les-Bains, on the shores of Lake Geneva, but will move the event to June 16.
Trump announced the “big UFC fight” in October, and Ultimate Fighting Championship CEO Dana White said this week that logistics for the event have been finalized.
White told CBS News that organizers expected up to 5,000 people on the South Lawn to watch the fights.
“French President Emmanuel Macron’s office declined to confirm whether the scheduling change was related to the UFC event and the U.S. Embassy in Paris did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
“We are in hell,” said activist Deray Mckesson, reacting to the reports.
“Utterly humiliating,” agreed X user Matt.
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