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00:00Trump erecting giant UFC arena with 5,000 seats on White House lawn for 80th birthday party.
00:07Donald Trump has detailed plans to host a UFC fight night on his birthday next year.
00:12And it looks like part of the big festivities will require more construction on the White House lawn.
00:17Birthday details revealed.
00:20A giant arena will be constructed on the South lawn for Trump's birthday.
00:23Plans call for a UFC steel cage and about 5,000 seats, down from initial hopes for 20,000.
00:30Weigh-ins at the Lincoln Memorial, a jumbo screen on the Ellipse, and an evening laser and firework show are planned.
00:40Trump confirmed the new plans while speaking at the Kennedy Center Honors over the weekend.
00:44They're building an arena. The great Dana White is building an arena, the president said, referring to his friend and UFC CEO White.
00:52The biggest fights they've ever had, he boasted.
00:55White plugged the event as well, calling it the greatest fight card ever assembled in the history of, at least, definitely this company.
01:03Trump's failed military parade.
01:06He was furious, an insider close to the president told Rob Shooter for his sub-stack.
01:11He expected thousands.
01:13Flags waving, chants, media fanfare.
01:16Instead, it felt like a county fair on a Tuesday.
01:18Build is honoring the U.S. Army's 250th and costing a reported $45 million.
01:24It was a dud.
01:26And Trump promised there would not be another.
01:28White House construction ahead.
01:30The UFC arena won't be the only new addition coming to the White House lawn.
01:35Construction continues on the president's $300,000 and counting.
01:39Giant ballroom addition to the East Wing.
01:41He added,
01:42I think when I hear that sound, it reminds me of money.
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