00:00We are just a few days away from President Trump's 80th birthday, which will be celebrated in part
00:05with a cage match. Yep, a giant UFC fight on the White House South Lawn. The Post got some
00:11exclusive details about the guest list for the event? Birthday party? I don't really know what
00:15to call it. The First Lady will join her husband, as will son Don Jr. and his new wife, Bettina,
00:21fresh off their honeymoon. Not in the octagon, of course, obviously, just as party attendees.
00:26Ivanka Trump and her husband, Jared Kushner, will also sit ringside along with Eric and
00:30Lara Trump. White House Press Secretary Caroline Leavitt will make her first public appearance
00:34since the birth of her second child. While the First Family will be front and center for all
00:38the major blows, rows of bleachers are being built around the cage for special guests of
00:43the president and members of the military. About 85,000 fans are expected to gather outside
00:48the fences just south of the White House, where they can watch the bouts on giant screens.
00:52Now, the UFC is footing the bill for the event, the $60 million budget, covered building this
00:58giant portable arena, the bleacher seating, concessions, and bathrooms for guests. I guess
01:03you can't just nip into the White House for a potty break here. Now, contingency plans are in place
01:08for bad weather, and the UFC will also pay for the cleanup, budgeting $700,000 to $1 million to
01:13repair the South Lawn alone.
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