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Donald Trump anunció sus planes para las celebraciones de su 80 cumpleaños el 14 de junio, junto con el 250 aniversario de la independencia de Estados Unidos, algo que el presidente ha deseado durante mucho tiempo, mientras se prepara para acoger un partido de la UFC en los terrenos de la Casa Blanca.
President Trump said today the UFC fight at the White House that's part of celebrations marking 250 years since the signing of the U.S. Declaration of Independence will take place on June 14 — which coincides with his 80th birthday.
En septiembre, según The Hill, la Casa Blanca prometió un gran evento con « fuegos artificiales y espectáculos de luces » para marcar los días de celebración combinados.
El 80 cumpleaños de Trump se celebrará a lo grande
Pero Trump anunció oficialmente con entusiasmo, durante su discurso ante el personal de la Armada con motivo del 250 aniversario de la Marina, que se planea una gran pelea en la UFC: « El 14 de junio del próximo año, vamos a tener una gran pelea de UFC en la Casa Blanca, justo en la Casa Blanca en los terrenos »
Para los críticos, esto subraya un patrón, desde el desfile de su 79 cumpleaños hasta esta pelea planeada en la Casa Blanca, de convertir las celebraciones patrióticas en teatro político.
La idea ya ha desatado una tormenta de burlas y controversia. Trump, un habitual de los eventos de la UFC y amigo íntimo de su presidente, Dana White, a menudo se ha deleitado con el estilo descarado de este deporte. Sin embargo, los opositores consideran que celebrar un combate en la jaula en la residencia presidencial es un truco barato, más apropiado para Las Vegas que para los jardines de la Casa Blanca.
El gobernador de California, Gavin Newsom, se burló del plan de Trump de organizar un combate de la UFC en la Casa Blanca con un sarcástico post en X.
Compartiendo imágenes oficiales del evento, escribió: « Gracias a Dios que se centran en las prioridades de todos los estadounidenses ».
Thank god they are focused on the priorities of all Americans. https://t.co/Hqxd7sAqjQ
— Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) September 20, 2025
La polémica rodea el desfile militar del 79 cumpleaños de Trump
El 14 de junio de 2025, Donald Trump celebró su 79 cumpleaños con un desfile militar en Washington, coincidiendo con el 250 aniversario del Ejército de Estados Unidos. Lo que pretendía ser una gran muestra de patriotismo se convirtió rápidamente en un pararrayos para la controversia y el ridículo.
Miles de tropas, vehículos blindados, sobrevuelos de aviones y fuegos artificiales llenaron la capital, aunque incluso los tanques de asalto llamaron la atención al pasar traqueteando, con sus movimientos marcados por chirridos y gemidos como máquinas necesitadas de aceite.
Para muchos observadores, la exhibición no parecía tanto un homenaje nacional como un espectáculo de cumpleaños para Trump. La coincidencia exacta con su 79 cumpleaños no hizo sino reforzar las acusaciones de que el aniversario del Ejército se había utilizado como tapadera para una celebración personal glorificada.
El coste, estimado entre 25 y 45 millones de dólares, provocó la indignación de los opositores, que lo tacharon de despilfarro del dinero de los contribuyentes. Los manifestantes se reunieron bajo el lema « No a los Reyes », advirtiendo que Trump estaba convirtiendo la tradición militar en teatro político. Los medios de comunicación se burlaron del exceso y lo compararon con un desfile de estilo autoritario.
En lugar de unir a la nación en torno al hito del Ejército, el desfile dejó a muchos con la impresión de un presidente montando un costoso y controvertido espectáculo de cumpleaños a costa de los contribuyentes.
La fiesta de cumpleaños de Trump en la UFC está llamada a ser uno de los espectáculos más polarizantes y surrealistas del 250 aniversario de Estados Unidos.
Aclamado por algunos como histórico, ridiculizado por otros como humillante.
During a speech celebrating the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Navy, President Donald Trump claimed that he alone had warned about Osama bin Laden a year before 9/11, a claim repeatedly debunked over the years, notably by CNN.
«I wrote about Osama bin Laden exactly one year ago.»
During his speech, Trump abruptly shifted the subject to Osama bin Laden, claiming he had issued a warning about the terrorist a year before the September 11, 2001 attacks.
A page devoted to bin Laden
Urging his audience to «please remember», Trump insisted that one of his books, ghostwritten and published in 2000, contained his warning to «watch» bin Laden.
«I wrote, whatever the hell the title, I can’t tell you, but I can tell you there’s a page in there devoted to the fact that I saw somebody named Osama bin Laden, and I didn’t like it.»
«I wrote about Osama bin Laden exactly one year ago,» Trump said, misspeaking and before adding, «one year before he blew up the World Trade Center.» The president went on to insist that he had warned about bin Laden, citing the line from his book: «You’ve got to watch Osama bin Laden.»
According to CNN, Trump, referring to his book titled «The America We Deserve», though appearing unable to recall the title, claimed he had written a page devoted to bin Laden, insisting that he had warned to «take care of him»: «I wrote, whatever the hell the title, I can’t tell you, but I can tell you there’s a page in there devoted to the fact that I saw somebody named Osama bin Laden, and I didn’t like it» adding:
«You gotta take care of him.»
«So, you gotta take a little credit, because nobody else is gonna give it to me.»
A claim long debunked
Trump quickly added, as proof of his claim, that «The fake news would never let me get away with that statement unless it was true.» However, the media has repeatedly disproved his assertion, with outlets like CNN noting they have debunked the story since 2015.
Trump writes in his book that: «One day we’re told that a shadowy figure with no fixed address named Osama bin Laden is public enemy number one, and U.S. jetfighters lay waste to his camp in Afghanistan. He escapes back under some rock, and a few news cycles later it’s on to a new enemy and new crisis.»
Far from being a personal warning, this passage is written as an observation of the media cycle, where one threat replaces another. By the late 1990s, Osama bin Laden was already on the U.S. radar as a high-profile target. President Bill Clinton had publicly identified him as a major threat, ordering strikes against al-Qaeda training camps in Afghanistan in 1998, years before George W. Bush took office.
A little credit
The book’s reference is therefore not a prescient call to action, but rather a reflection of debates and operations that were already underway.
Far from the «You gotta take care of him» line he expressed during his address to U.S. Navy members, where he added that «They didn’t do it; a year later he blew up the World Trade Center.»
Trump concluded the topic by insisting he deserved credit, since no one else would give it to him: «So, you gotta take a little credit, because nobody else is gonna give it to me.»
Donald Trump announced his plans for the celebrations of his 80th birthday on June 14, alongside the 250th anniversary of American independence, something the president has long wanted to see, as he prepares to host a UFC match on White House grounds.
In September, according to The Hill, the White House promised a major event with «fireworks and light shows» to mark the combined celebration days.
«On June 14, next year, we’re going to have a big UFC fight at the White House, right at the White House on the grounds.»
Trump’s 80th Birthday Set for a Big Celebration
But Trump officially announced with enthusiasm, during his speech to Navy personnel marking the Navy’s 250th anniversary, that a major UFC fight is planned: «On June 14, next year, we’re going to have a big UFC fight at the White House, right at the White House on the grounds.»
For critics, it underscores a pattern, from his 79th birthday parade to this planned White House fight, of bending patriotic celebrations into political theater.
«Thank god they are focused on the priorities of all Americans.»
The idea has already ignited a storm of ridicule and controversy. Trump, a longtime fixture at UFC events and a close friend of UFC president Dana White, has often reveled in the sport’s brash style. But, hosting a cage fight at the presidential residence is being called by opponents a cheap stunt, more fitting for Las Vegas than the White House lawn.
California Governor Gavin Newsom mocked Trump’s plan to host a UFC fight at the White House with a sarcastic post on X.
Sharing official renderings of the event, he wrote: «Thank god they are focused on the priorities of all Americans,».
Controversy Surrounds Trump’s 79th Birthday Military Parade
On June 14, 2025, Donald Trump marked his 79th birthday with a military parade in Washington, D.C., coinciding with the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army. What was intended as a grand display of patriotism quickly became a lightning rod for controversy and ridicule.
Thousands of troops, armored vehicles, jet flyovers, and fireworks filled the capital, though even the assault tanks drew attention as they rattled past, their movements marked by squeaks and groans like machines in need of oil.
For many observers, the display felt less like a national tribute and more like a birthday spectacle for Trump. The timing, coinciding exactly with his 79th birthday, only reinforced accusations that the Army’s anniversary had been used as cover for a glorified personal celebration.
The cost, estimated at $25 to $45 million, fueled outrage, with opponents blasting it as a waste of taxpayer money. Protesters rallied under the slogan «No Kings», warning that Trump was turning military tradition into political theater. Media outlets mocked the excess, comparing it to authoritarian-style pageantry.
Instead of uniting the nation around the Army’s milestone, the parade left many with the impression of a president staging a costly, controversial birthday show at the taxpayers’ expense.
Trump’s UFC birthday bash is set to be one of the most polarizing and surreal spectacles of America’s 250th year.
Hailed by some as historic, mocked by others as humiliating.
President Donald Trump commented on the recent U.S. military strikes against boats in the Caribbean, allegedly carrying drugs toward the United States, labeling the strikes «An Act of Kindness».
«We’re so good at it that there are no boats, in fact, even fishing boats.»
According to The New York Times, while speaking aboard an aircraft carrier off the coast of Virginia during an event marking the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Navy, President Trump praised U.S. forces for their effectiveness in the Caribbean military operations led by Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, claiming that their operations near Venezuela had been so successful that not a single fishing boat remained at sea.
Shift to tracking them on land
«We’re so good at it that there are no boats, in fact, even fishing boats,» boasted Trump about the controversial attack in international waters.
The president claimed the strikes were so effective that the U.S. military would have to change tactics and begin tracking them on land, since no boats remained at sea:
«We’ll have to start looking about the land because they’ll be forced to go by land.»
This military operation targeting Venezuelan drug cartels began in early September, with the Trump administration announcing at least four strikes.
According to reports, at least 21 «drug smugglers» were said to have been killed, although the U.S. military has provided no evidence that those on the boats were indeed members of drug cartels.
«International law does not allow governments to simply murder alleged drug traffickers.»
Not allowed under international law
U.S. military tactics have sparked controversy, with international observers warning that the use of force is permitted under international law only in cases of imminent threat or with UN approval.
As the UN noted a few weeks ago, when the United States had just carried out its first military operations in the Caribbean: «International law does not allow governments to simply murder alleged drug traffickers.»
But according to CNN, the Pentagon justified the strikes by arguing that the legal rationale rested on the claim that «The cartels involved have grown more armed, well organized, and violent… now transnational and conducting ongoing attacks throughout the Western Hemisphere as organized cartels.» It further stated: «The President determined these cartels are non-state armed groups, designated them as terrorist organizations, and determined that their actions constitute an armed attack against the United States.»
«IF YOU TRANSPORT DRUGS THAT CAN KILL AMERICANS, WE WILL HUNT YOU DOWN!»
Trump Defends 4 Strikes on «narcoterrorists»
In September 2025, the United States launched a series of controversial military strikes in the Caribbean, claiming to target Venezuelan drug cartels. The first strike occurred on September 2, when U.S. forces destroyed a vessel in international waters. President Donald Trump said the ship was linked to the Tren de Aragua gang, recently designated a foreign terrorist organization, and reported eleven deaths. Trump personally announced the operation on Truth Social, releasing a declassified video and calling it a strike against «narcoterrorists».
Weeks later, a second strike targeted another vessel allegedly transporting narcotics from Venezuela to the United States, killing three people. Trump described them as «violent drug cartels» and justified the action as vital to U.S. security.
The president posted another video on Truth Social, warning: «IF YOU TRANSPORT DRUGS THAT CAN KILL AMERICANS, WE WILL HUNT YOU DOWN!» Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth echoed the president’s stance.
A third strike took place in mid-September, again in international waters, reportedly killing three more people. On October 3, Hegseth confirmed a fourth operation near Venezuela’s coast that killed four men described as «narco-terrorists», insisting the vessel carried large amounts of narcotics bound for the United States.
