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CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - AUGUST 16: Joe Rogan reacts after a middleweight title bout between Dricus du Plessis of South Africa and Khamzat Chimaev of the United Arab Emirates in UFC 319 at the United Center on August 16, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Geoff Stellfox/Getty Images) | Getty Images
UFC color commentator Joe Rogan, who helped call the action for the UFC White House event last weekend on the South Lawn in Washington, DC, has been gushing for the millions of views it generated on the Paramount+ digital network. The actual viewership numbers have yet to be verified, but far be it from Rogan to jump the gun or misreport data before it’s been authenticated.
Either way, don’t expect Hunter Biden to **** about it.
“Dear Joe, I wish I could sit down with you face to face and explain why so many of us were offended by the UFC fight on the South Lawn of the White House,” Biden wrote on social media. “For me, it had nothing to do with the UFC or who showed up for the fights. More power to you. As for the fighters, in my book, anyone brave enough to put it all on the line in the arena is remarkable to witness. Their dedication and discipline inspire me. I don’t understand anyone who can’t admire that.”
“And as for the people who attended, I, for one, love Shane Gillis,” Biden continued. “I think he’s hilarious and brilliant. It was a show. A once-in-a-lifetime spectacle. I can’t blame anyone for wanting to witness it firsthand.
My problem is that I believe some of our public spaces are sacred. And unlike many of the great powers that came before us, these American monuments belong to all of us. Not to whoever happens to hold power at the moment.
The White House does not belong to Donald Trump. It does not belong to any President. It belongs to the people.”
Hunter Biden is the second son of former president Joe Biden.
“To treat it as Caesar treated the Colosseum is antithetical to everything our founding fathers fought for,” Biden said. “This is not Rome. Presidents are not emperors doling out bread and circuses for the peasants. The White House is the People’s House. This ‘celebration’ could have happened in any stadium within a stone’s throw of the South Lawn. No one would have had an issue with it. But that was obviously Donald Trump’s whole point. 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. I’ll tear down the East Wing. I’ll pave over the Rose Garden. I’ll cover everything in gold and marble. I’ll erase the names of all the men who came before me.’ The fights were an exhibition of imperial domination, not a celebration of our 250th anniversary as a democracy.”
“The White House is not Buckingham Palace,” Biden added. “It is not the Palace of Versailles. It is not the Forbidden City of Beijing. It does not belong to an emperor, or a king, or a commissar. The White House belongs to us. All of us. The person who sits behind the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office is nothing more than an honored guest. A temporary caretaker. The President is our servant. Not our Caesar. Respectfully, Hunter. P.S. Cage match between me and Don Jr.? Your call on the venue. Anywhere but the South Lawn.”
Retired UFC heavyweight Brendan Schaub with the predictable (but nevertheless funny) comeback.
Remember kids, UFC White House is patriotic, not political.
“You can make anything political if you want to,” White told TIME magazine before the event. “I love this country like anybody on the left loves this country. I love this country like anybody on the right loves this country. This is basically me spending a sh*tload of money to celebrate the 250th birthday of America, with America and the rest of the world.”
And the rest of the “bored billionaires.”
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