{"slug": "hunter-biden-ill-fight-donald-trump-jr-anywhere-but-white-house-lawn", "title": "Hunter Biden: I’ll fight Donald Trump Jr. anywhere but White House lawn", "summary": "Hunter Biden challenged Donald Trump Jr. to a cage match anywhere except the White House lawn, criticizing the UFC Freedom 250 event held there as an inappropriate use of a sacred public space. Biden made the challenge to podcaster Joe Rogan, who had commentated on the fights, while Trump Jr. attended and praised the event.", "body_md": "**Getting your**\n\n[Trinity Audio](//trinityaudio.ai)player ready...[Hunter Biden](https://www.mercurynews.com/2026/06/03/jill-biden-memoir-hunter-drug-addiction/) told podcaster and UFC commentator Joe Rogan that he’s up for [fighting Donald Trump Jr.](https://x.com/HunterBiden/status/2067549698861277391) — anywhere except on the White House lawn.\n\n[The son](https://www.nydailynews.com/2026/04/14/where-does-hunter-biden-live-abroad-south-africa-debt/) of former President Joe Biden issued his challenge to President Trump’s oldest offspring in a long social media post explaining why he took issue with Sunday’s mixed martial arts competition coinciding with the President’s 80th birthday at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.\n\n**RELATED: ‘Jealous’ Kimberly Guilfoyle tried to sabotage Trump Jr.’s new romance: report**\n\nBiden confessed that he understands the appeal of the unprecedented spectacle celebrating the nation’s 250th birthday. But he doesn’t like where the heavily branded event was held.\n\n“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,” he posted in a message to Rogan on X. “Not to whoever happens to hold power at the moment.”\n\n“UFC Freedom 250” organizers say [7 million people tuned in](https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/ufc-freedom-250-paramount-draws-7-million-viewers-us-2026-06-18/?utm_source=chatgpt.com) to that day of fights, which featured Rogan providing commentary.\n\nBiden likened the matches to [Roman gladiator fights](https://www.italyrometour.com/gladiator-fights-were-abolished-in-404-ad/?srsltid=AfmBOooGuYKTU-vOa3XFqEdjMCP4bHTa83-AMaoDG75xAsT2Q6Yk8GQX) staged by 1st century emperors during undemocratic times.\n\n“The President is our servant. Not our Caesar,” he added before suggesting that Rogan organize a rumble between political scions.\n\n“Cage match between me and Don Jr.?” Biden concluded. “Your call on the venue. Anywhere but the South Lawn.”\n\nBiden 56, said in a video posted in April that he’s “100 percent” willing to fight the President’s 48-year-old namesake or his younger brother Eric Trump.\n\nA Trump Organization representative recommended at the time that Biden focus instead on [staying sober](https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/hunter-biden-trial-highlights-experience-of-americans-struggling-with-addiction) and making his child support payments. Biden, who has spoken at length about overcoming drug addiction, claims to be at least $15 million in debt. He settled a 2023 suit to pay support to a child he fathered in 2018.\n\nTrump Jr. attended Sunday’s fight. He refereed to it as [“Epic stuff!!!”](https://x.com/DonaldJTrumpJr/status/2066605466592117075) on X.\n\nUFC President Dana White said he’ll [never again](https://www.espn.com/mma/story/_/id/49070230/ufc-white-house-success-never-again-dana-white-says) organize a costly White House cage match.\n\n**With News Wire Services**", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/hunter-biden-ill-fight-donald-trump-jr-anywhere-but-white-house-lawn", "canonical_source": "https://www.mercurynews.com/2026/06/19/hunter-biden-don-trump-jr-fight-white-house-mma/", "published_at": "2026-06-19 18:17:09+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-06-19 18:39:31.271398+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-ethics"], "entities": ["Hunter Biden", "Donald Trump Jr.", "Joe Rogan", "White House", "UFC", "Dana White", "Eric Trump", "Trump Organization"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/hunter-biden-ill-fight-donald-trump-jr-anywhere-but-white-house-lawn", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/hunter-biden-ill-fight-donald-trump-jr-anywhere-but-white-house-lawn.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/hunter-biden-ill-fight-donald-trump-jr-anywhere-but-white-house-lawn.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/hunter-biden-ill-fight-donald-trump-jr-anywhere-but-white-house-lawn.jsonld"}}