Larry David Blasts Trump’s 4,300-Person White House UFC Fight as National Embarrassment

3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 24

Larry David said President Donald Trump’s White House UFC event was a “travesty” that left him “embarrassed to be an American,” in comments to Variety at his HBO series premiere.
The criticism targeted the June 14 Freedom 250 fight, staged to mark the nation’s 250th anniversary and Trump’s 80th birthday on the White House South Lawn.
About 4,300 people attended, including 1,200 active-duty service members; the program also featured the Marine Band, Zac Brown and a Blue Angels-Thunderbirds flyover.
Trump had hailed the spectacle as unlike “anything that anybody’s ever seen in sports,” underscoring the contrast with David’s denunciation.
David’s remarks came ahead of the June 26 debut of “Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness,” a U.S.-history satire produced by Barack Obama’s Higher Ground.