{"id":306,"date":"2026-06-04T15:39:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T15:39:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smartmovinghome.com\/?p=306"},"modified":"2026-06-04T15:39:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T15:39:13","slug":"trump-compares-ufc-claw-to-eiffel-tower-says-it-may-stay-at-white-house-forever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smartmovinghome.com\/?p=306","title":{"rendered":"Trump Compares UFC \u201cClaw\u201d to Eiffel Tower, Says It May Stay at White House Forever"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<!-- begin partial\/series-card --><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><i><span>Truthout is a vital news source and a living history of political struggle. If you think our work is valuable, <\/span><\/i><i><span>support us with a donation<\/span><\/i><i><span> of any size.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/smartmovinghome.com\/?p=304\">RFK Jr. Pursues Federal Government Access to Americans\u2019 Medical Records<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>President Donald Trump has suggested that \u201cThe Claw\u201d \u2014 an enormous structure presently on the South Lawn of the White House, meant to serve as the arena for an Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) event on his birthday \u2014 could remain a permanent fixture on the grounds.<\/p>\n<p>In a video he posted on TikTok on Wednesday, Trump compared The Claw to the Eiffel Tower, the Parisian landmark and UNESCO World Heritage Site. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn Paris, France, the Eiffel Tower \u2014 1889, it was built \u2014 it was supposed to be taken down immediately after the World\u2019s Fair. And then they said, we sort of like it, let\u2019s leave it up a little bit longer. \u2026 Well, they never took it down,\u201d Trump said.<\/p>\n<p>The Eiffel Tower was indeed meant to be a temporary structure, but Trump\u2019s remarks aren\u2019t entirely accurate. Before it was decided that the tower would become a permanent landmark in Paris, it was intended to stand for a minimum of 20 years before being taken down. <\/p>\n<p>Trump went on:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>We\u2019re building something in front of the White House that\u2019s quite attractive to a lot of people. \u2026 And I\u2019m looking at [The Claw], and maybe we\u2019ll never, ever take it down.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Claw becoming a permanent fixture on the White House South Lawn would pose logistical problems.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/smartmovinghome.com\/?p=300\">Mullin Says DHS Would Obey Courts If They Were Not \u201cPoliticized\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The structure, which has 90-foot-tall steel arches that extend beyond the height of the White House itself, is meant to house the UFC Freedom 250 fighting event that will coincide with Trump\u2019s 80th birthday on June 14. The construction of The Claw has disrupted the usual process for Trump and others to enter and exit the White House grounds, and its continued presence there would require longer term solutions. <\/p>\n<p>Critics have denounced the structure as an eyesore that looks out of place in front of the historic White House.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the bout itself is being viewed as a potential conflict of interest for Trump. In the weeks preceding the event, Trump invested between $15,000 and $50,000 in TKO Holdings Group, the parent company of UFC. Although the event has been planned for months, it\u2019s possible that TKO\u2019s stock will rise as the date approaches \u2014 and as Trump promotes it online.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGrifting has always been an issue in Donald Trump\u2019s presidency, but now the mask is off,\u201d Jordan Libowitz, a spokesperson for Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), said last week. \u201cUsing the White House to promote a company whose stock you bought while promoting it is one of the worst conflicts of interest you could imagine.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe agenda of this administration seems to start and stop with how to make Donald Trump richer,\u201d Libowitz added. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/smartmovinghome.com\/?p=298\">Judge Orders Reopening of Trump\u2019s IRS Lawsuit Over Fraud and Collusion<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cWe\u2019re building something in front of the White House that\u2019s quite attractive to a lot of people,\u201d Trump claimed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":305,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-306","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interesting"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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