Hunter Biden launched a blistering attack on the UFC Freedom 250 event held on the White House South Lawn, blasting the spectacle as inappropriate for the historic grounds and ending his lengthy social media post with an unexpected challenge to Donald Trump Jr.: a cage fight.

Framing his comments as an open letter to podcast host Joe Rogan—who had dismissed critics of the event and told those offended by it to “shut … up”—Biden argued that turning the White House into the setting for a combat-sports event undermined the significance of the presidential residence.

“The White House does not belong to Donald Trump. It does not belong to any president. It belongs to the people,” he wrote in the lengthy diatribe.

Drawing repeated comparisons to ancient Rome, Biden contended that the event transformed a national symbol into a stage for political spectacle.

“To treat it as Caesar treated the Colosseum is antithetical to everything our founding fathers fought for.

“This is not Rome. Presidents are not emperors doling out bread and circuses for the peasants,” he said, cloaking his critique in a Roman Empire motif.

Continuing the analogy, Biden accused President Trump of using the White House grounds to project personal power.

“By holding the event on the South Lawn, what he was saying to the rest of us is: ‘This is my house. I own it. I will do with it what I please. I’ll build a colosseum and have the gladiators fight under my gaze.’”

Despite criticizing the White House event, Biden offered praise for Rogan and UFC president Dana White, crediting them with helping transform mixed martial arts into a major American success.

Still, he argued that staging the fights at the White House crossed a line, describing the event as “an exhibition of imperial domination, not a celebration of our 250th anniversary as a democracy.”

Biden concluded his remarks with a warning against elevating the presidency above its constitutional role.

“The president is our servant. Not our Caesar,” he wrote before turning his attention to Trump’s eldest son.

“P.S. Cage match between me and Don. Jr? Your call on the venue. Anywhere but the South Lawn.”

Notably absent from Biden’s comments was any reference to controversies involving his father’s administration and the White House grounds. Critics have pointed to incidents such as the placement of a Pride flag in a 2023 display on the Truman Balcony, a move that generated debate over compliance with the U.S. Flag Code.

{Matzav.com}