Trump celebrates turning 80 with a UFC cage-fighting event while big issues loom over his presidency

The Octagon during a light and pyrotechnic test ahead of a planned UFC fight on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Saturday, June 13, 2026. President Donald Trump's Ultimate Fighting Championship event will go on as planned on the White House grounds. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images President Donald Trump marks turning 80 on Sunday with a birthday celebration that once would have seemed unfathomable: a cage-fighting show on the storied South Lawn of the White House. …