'Wait, is this for real?' Senator floored by White House UFC cash grab

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By David McAfee
Published June 13, 2026 7:12 PM ET

Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) reacted with open disbelief this week to President Donald Trump's plan to stage a UFC fight on the White House lawn while his family hawks commemorative coins off the spectacle.

"Wait, is this for real?" Merkley wrote in a post on X, accusing Trump of spending $60 million to host the bout and then "selling UFC coin to line his family's pockets."

"The Trump corruption swamp is a mile deep," he added.

https://www.rawstory.com/ufc-2677037603/

Isn't Rahm Emanual brother in charge of this "fight" bullshit..............

[B.See]

1. TEN miles by my estimate.

[pansypoo53219]

2. infinity. til all his spawn are dead i bet. maybe grand-grifters too.

[ColoringFool]

3. Yes. Rahm's Brother Is CEO Of The Corporation That Owns....

The UFC.

[progressoid]

5. Yep. Ari Emanuel.

And who was supposedly the inspiration for Ari Gold on the show Entourage.

[Blue Owl]

4. Get your head out of your ass and start looking closer at the pedophile criminal, Jeff

[Amaryllis]

10. Jeff is my senator and he hardly has his head up his ass. He is a wonderful senator and very little gets by him. If all

of congress was as dedicated and had his integrity and brains we'd be in good shape. He has been all over the Epstein files in depth.

[Cheezoholic]

6. This crap is EXACTLY why FatAss wants that immunity clause in the slush fund

He doesn't care AT ALL about that money. He wants IMMUNITY FOR LIFE for all that is under his umbrella. He and his cronies and or family know the reckoning is coming. They have chewed the corruption nail down to the bone and are now doing it so flagrantly and openly because a greedy addict can't stop. They own the government right now but they soon won't. IF we win both houses then Dems can lay a hammer into these corrupt fuckers asses. There is still enough power in Congressional and Judicial branches to chew these rapin' pricks up. And then if we can hold on and win all 3 in '28, there should be a "Gulfstream no fly zone" put in place on January 3rd 29 and Delaney Hall should be filled with all of these thieving SOB's. Makes my blood boil

[Pinback]

7. Interesting piece on Ari Emanuel's role:

https://www.themmadraw.com/p/ari-emanuel-trumps-key-ally-hiding

Sickening to many Dems. But Emanuel has plenty of financial clout within Democratic Party circles and apparently would prefer to let Dana White be the face of UFC.

[struggle4progress]

8. ...

[mjvpi]

9. The ART of rhythm guitar. The Genius of Kieth Richard's. Name that song in one measure.

[Bev54]

11. I don't even care if they sell their trinkets, if people are stupid enough to buy them

that is on them. It is all the other billions of dollars in corruption from the family that makes my stomach turn.

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

12. How much is enough for Trumps greedy family?