Roman emperors used bread and circuses to distract people. Trump prefers cages and crypto

The arched framework for a temporary arena already looms over the neoclassical building like a looping roller coaster at a theme park.

The "UFC Freedom Fights 250" will take place on June 14.

President compares ‘The Claw’ to the Eiffel Tower as preparations for his troubled ‘Freedom 250’ celebration continue

President Donald Trump is suggesting that the UFC lighting grid, known as “The Claw,” will stay on the White House South Lawn well beyond the fight there later this month.

President Trump compared the UFC arena recently installed at the White House to the Eiffel Tower and said it could remain there permanently.

Calling the UFC arena his Eiffel Tower was clearly a troll. But it wouldn’t be the first online Trump taunt to take physical form.

“You know, we’re building something in front of the White House that’s quite attractive to a lot of people,” Trump said in a video posted on Tuesday.

The US president compared the structure to France’s Eiffel Tower, which was supposed to have been dismantled 20 years after it was built.

The president compared the UFC stage to the Eiffel Tower, saying the Paris landmark was once supposed to be taken down.

Roman emperors used bread and circuses to distract people. Trump prefers cages and crypto