It’s just like old Rome …<\/p>\n
Yet another White House construction project is underway, though this one is meant to be only temporary.<\/p>\n
Crews are erecting an octagon-shaped cage on the South Lawn that will host next month\u2019s\u00a0UFC bout<\/a>, helping mark the nation\u2019s\u00a0250th anniversary<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 and President\u00a0Donald Trump<\/a> \u2018s 80th birthday.<\/p>\n
Online renderings<\/a> depict what the completed, wire-mesh-fence-ringed fight space is expected to look like ahead of the June 14 event. It will be ringed by a red, white and blue stage under a towering arch featuring stars and stripes patterns and two large screens carrying the action live.<\/p>\n
The cage and stage will themselves be surrounded by thousands of temporary seats, including ringside space for a full marching band that can set the entire scene to blaring music.\u00a0[AP<\/a><\/b>]<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Please, no one mention the Colosseum to the President. That’s about the last thing we need in Washington, DC.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
It’s just like old Rome … Yet another White House construction project is underway, though this one is meant to be only temporary. Crews are erecting an octagon-shaped cage on the South Lawn that will host next month\u2019s\u00a0UFC bout, helping mark the nation\u2019s\u00a0250th anniversary\u00a0\u2014 and President\u00a0Donald Trump \u2018s 80th birthday. \u2026 Continue reading