In his second term, the president has increasingly mused about his predecessors, comparing himself with some and distancing from the failures of others.
Ilia Topuria, left, of Georgia and Justin Gaethje of the United States, decked out in red, white and blue for their UFC Lightweight Championship bout at the White House on Sunday.
In a ruling on Friday, Judge Amit P. Mehta wrote that the lawsuit arrived last minute and failed to show how the event irreversibly harmed the individuals who sued.
After generations of slow and often staid improvements, the Trump era has already added a splashy flair to today’s Washington, including an Ultimate Fighting Championship octagon cage rising on the South Lawn, ready to host a fight to celebrate the nation’s 250th birthday.
President Trump has made false or exaggerated claims of a Civil War-era push for a triumphal arch, hundreds of millions spent on repairs on the Reflecting Pool, and an absence of working fountains.
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