{"id":1576,"date":"2026-06-03T16:36:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T16:36:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=1576"},"modified":"2026-06-03T16:36:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T16:36:12","slug":"trump-suggests-he-wont-take-down-ufc-claw-on-white-house-lawn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=1576","title":{"rendered":"Trump suggests he won\u2019t take down UFC \u2018Claw\u2019 on White House lawn"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div> <div>\n<button>\n<strong>\n<span><svg>\n<\/svg>\n<\/span>\n<span>Summary<\/span>\n<\/strong>\n<span><svg><\/svg>\n<\/span>\n<span><svg><\/svg>\n<\/span>\n<\/button>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>President Donald Trump suggested in a TikTok video that he might keep the UFC lighting grid, known as &#8220;The Claw,&#8221; on the White House lawn even after the fight.<\/li>\n<li>Trump compared the structure to the Eiffel Tower, which was originally meant to be temporary when it was built in 1889.<\/li>\n<li>It&#8217;s unclear if Trump was joking, given the president and White House staff are known for frequently trolling critics via social media.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<span>AI-generated summary was reviewed by a CNN editor.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n            President Donald Trump is suggesting that the UFC lighting grid, known as \u201cThe Claw,\u201d will stay on the White House South Lawn well beyond the fight there later this month.\n    <\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=1572\">Trump suggests he hasn\u2019t dropped the \u2018anti-weaponization\u2019 fund<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n            In a video on TikTok posted Tuesday, Trump compared the structure to the Eiffel Tower, which was supposed to be destroyed 20 years after its original construction.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cMany don\u2019t know that in Paris, France, the Eiffel Tower \u2014 1889 it was built. It was supposed to be taken down immediately after the World\u2019s Fair, and then they said, \u2018You know, we sorta like it, let\u2019s leave it up a little bit longer.\u2019 Well, they never took it down,\u201d Trump said.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cAnd, you know, we\u2019re building something in front of the White House that\u2019s quite attractive to a lot of people,\u201d he continued. \u201cIt\u2019s going to have the big UFC fight on June 14, and I\u2019m looking at it \u2014 and maybe we\u2019ll never, ever take it down.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            It\u2019s unclear if Trump was making the comment in jest or if he actually wants to keep the massive structure, which is decorated like the American flag and is taller than the White House. Both Trump himself and White House staffers frequently use social media to try to incite outrage among their critics.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Keeping the Claw would be a huge hassle, logistically. Trump\u2019s arrivals and departures on the South Lawn have been temporarily halted, given the area where the UFC fight will take place covers where Marine One typically lands and departs. Instead, Trump has been motorcading to-and-from Joint Base Andrews for trips on Air Force One. The South Lawn is also frequently used to host large events.\n    <\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=1570\">Scientists are cracking the code of interspecies communication. Is that a good thing?<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"US President Donald Trump shows a rendering of the upcoming\" class=\"wp-image-1575\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/f4a76456d49c914f0817cc881e2f5255.jpg\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/f4a76456d49c914f0817cc881e2f5255.jpg 768w, https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/f4a76456d49c914f0817cc881e2f5255-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<span>US President Donald Trump shows a rendering of the upcoming &#8220;UFC Freedom 250&#8221; event as he speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, on May 6.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<figcaption>Kent Nishimura\/AFP\/Getty Images<\/figcaption>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n            But it wouldn\u2019t be the first time Trump bends typical practice to put his stamp on both the White House grounds and Washington, DC, more broadly. He\u2019s rapidly made other controversial changes to the presidential home, including demolishing the East Wing, paving the Rose Garden, gilding the Oval Office, redoing the storied Lincoln Bedroom bathroom and creating \u201cThe Presidential Walk of Fame,\u201d featuring descriptions of past presidents in Trump\u2019s notorious Truth Social voice.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            He\u2019s also moved quickly to change parts of Washington in the name of the America 250 celebration, painting the bottom of the Reflecting Pool in \u201cAmerican flag blue\u201d and restoring fountains throughout the city.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            UFC CEO Dana White was spotted walking into the West Wing on Monday, about 24 hours before the video was posted to Trump\u2019s TikTok. UFC is paying for expenses associated with the hot-ticket event and the relevant construction, an estimated cost of about $60 million. White told Sports Business Journal that UFC plans to pay $700,000 just to re-sod the grass of the South Lawn, where the \u201cClaw,\u201d audience stands and the Octagon will sit.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cBecause we\u2019re going to f**k up the South Lawn, $700,000 just to replace the grass,\u201d he said.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            The White House is heavily promoting the UFC event, which takes place on Flag Day and Trump\u2019s 80th birthday, including posting an image Wednesday of a jacked Uncle Sam on the White House X page.\n    <\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=1538\">Americans of all political stripes want to regulate ultraprocessed foods. 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