A federal lawsuit filed on June 6 seeks an emergency court order to stop an Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) event from being held on White House grounds next week.
The UFC event was scheduled to take place on the White House South Lawn on June 14, which falls on Flag Day and President Donald Trump’s 80th birthday, which organizers said was part of celebrations for America’s 250th independence.
The lawsuit, filed by two Virginia residents, alleged that the decision by the Department of Interior and the National Park Service to authorize the UFC event to be hosted at the White House was unlawful….