In Pictures: Trump marks 80th birthday with White House UFC spectacle

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Donald Trump celebrated his 80th birthday at the White House with a UFC cage fight on the South Lawn, a spectacle that unfolded just hours after he announced a memorandum of understanding with Iran. The event mixed sport, politics, and patriotic pageantry in a made-for-television display that exemplified Trump's approach to presidential events. The juxtaposition of a major international diplomatic development and an elaborate birthday celebration highlighted the unconventional nature of his second term.