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Few Americans back Trump's White House cage match plan [View all]
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/few-americans-back-trumps-white-house-cage-match-plan-reutersipsos-poll-finds-2026-06-11/Few Americans back Trump's White House cage match plan, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
By Jason Lange
June 11, 2026
WASHINGTON, June 11 (Reuters) - Few Americans, including only a third of Republicans, approve of President Donald Trump's plan to hold mixed martial arts cage matches at the White House on Sunday to celebrate U.S. history, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found.
Just 16% of Americans said it was appropriate for Trump to hold the Ultimate Fighting Championship event, scheduled for his 80th birthday, while 46% said it was inappropriate and the rest didn't offer an opinion.
Only 31% of Republicans considered it appropriate, a small share considering that eight in 10 Republicans approve of Trump's overall performance in the White House, according to the six-day poll, which concluded on Monday.
Trump's ties with UFC date back to the early 2000s, when he agreed to host events at his since-bankrupt Taj Mahal casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey. UFC Chief Executive Dana White is a close Trump ally.
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