Wall Street Journal: “The event portends an unprecedented fusion of the presidency and extreme combat sports, intended to bypass traditional norms and reconnect the president with a base that feels alienated by Washington.”
“In recent weeks, the verdant space better known for the Easter Egg Roll and receptions for world leaders has been transformed into an arena for a violent spectacle that has electrified mixed-martial-arts fans, outraged critics and intensified the collision of sports and politics.”
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