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Trumps find tacky new way to profit from White House cage fight

 

Trumps find tacky new way to profit from White House cage fight

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Trumps find tacky new way to profit from White House cage fight

by Oliver Willis
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President Donald Trump talks with Dana White as fighter Dominick Reyes is attended to at UFC 327 at Kaseya Center, Saturday, April 11, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
APPresident Donald Trump talks with UFC chief Dana White during a UFC fight on April 11.

The Trump family has come up with a new way to personally profit from the presidency.

This time, the grift is centered around the Ultimate Fighting Championship cage fight on the White House lawn scheduled for President Donald Trump’s birthday on June 14.

The “Trump Coins” website is currently selling UFC- and Trump-themed silver and gold coins. The site claims—without evidence—that the coins were “designed by President Trump.” 

Workers continue building the stage for a future UFC fight on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Sunday, June 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)
APWorkers build the stage for the UFC fight on the South Lawn of the White House on June 7.

The coins, which range in price from $250 to an eye-popping $11,999.99, also feature Trump’s signature and photos of him and UFC chief Dana White, a longtime Trump ally.

CNN reported that, while the coins are not directly made by a Trump company, the Trump Organization is licensing the president’s name and image.

In preparation for the UFC cage fight, a large arena has been set up in front of the White House. And despite Trump’s attempts to change the design and structure of the White House, it is not his personal property. The building and its surroundings are still owned by the American people.

By tying this new coin to the White House event, the Trump family is using public property to generate personal profits.

Related | Trump’s cage fight birthday bash faces legal switch kick

But it certainly isn’t the first time.

Since being sworn in for his first term in 2017, Trump has been involved in a parade of moneymaking schemes.

He has sold Trump-branded Bibles, gold-colored Trump sneakers, a Trump guitar, and even a Trump phone that—despite early claims to the contrary—was made in China, not America.

Trump made millions by slapping his name on an array of failed products, from water and steak to an airline and even a casino. 
Using the White House to supercharge sales of overpriced silver and gold coins falls right in line with his history of grifting—the only thing the right seems to excel at.

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  1. Comment by Cassandra Silvestra.

    What will happen to the value of those "collectible" coins if the June 14 match is rained out, as looks very likely, postponed, perhaps postponed several times (D.C. weather in summer, you know) and finally canceled, joining the long procession of Trump failures at putting on a spectacular show? The fools who fell for that tacky scam won't be able to give them away to their best friends.

  2. Comment by Mr Completely.

    ... designed ( for ripping off gullible fuckwits) by Donald Trump... was almost certainly the original text.

  3. Comment by No Dolls 4 Donny.

    I think Trump’s a serious closet case.

  4. Comment by No Dolls 4 Donny.

    Fools and their money are soon parted.

  5. Comment by Wynter.

    Just let Trump get into the ring and fight. I'm sure he would love to show off his fighting prowess. /s

    • Reply by OvertheRainbow.

      If he's going to do that, I want him showing up in the little bikini panties those guys wear. Now, that ought to be a sight.

    • Reply by No Dolls 4 Donny.

      Ewwwwwww! My eyes, my eyes!

  6. Comment by MacHAM.

    Gimme a 'T'" -- type promos are for chumps. Enuf said but the REAL burn is the effect on voters!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  7. Comment by MikefromOrland.

    $11,999.99 souvenir coins/ tokens they claim were "designed" by T, just like his cell phone was "made" in the USA? I'm surprised T didn't price them at $17,760.00. Because what says good, clean American fun like watching shirtless sweaty men punching and kicking each other on the White House lawn, right? Will there be a tiki torch parade of goons after the event?

  8. Comment by niemann.

    Trump and his family are not even pretending any more to keep his presidency separate from his own private business.

    Remember when Jimmy Carter sold his farm in order to avoid even the possibility of an appearance of conflict of interest?

    • Reply by jhecht.

      People got upset over Billy Beer.

    • Reply by niemann.

      Oh, yes ... I had forgotten that.

    • Reply by 60hzhum.

      My grandparents had a can displayed on their Georgia bookshelf. :)

  9. Comment by kamachanda.

    Are the coins filled with white chocolate?

    • Reply by MikefromOrland.

      If Don Jr. has anything to do with it, it won't be white chocolate, they'll be filled with coke. Not the diet kind.

  10. Comment by eliteDAF.

    I, in good conscience, have decided to enjoy everything Trump does to steal from his supporters. I VASTLY prefer that he spend his time trying to fleece them instead of all theTaxpayers.

    The travesty is that I am convinced that he'll find a way to use taxpayer dollars to fund the Octagon breakdown after bragging the erection was donated.

  11. Comment by ProfessorAlbee.

    I am so profoundly sickened by Trump's unmitigating penchant for political self-aggrandizement.

    • Reply by OvertheRainbow.

      He is a classless slob. He has denigrated the White House, DC, and the presidency in ways no one could have ever imagined. But. It's fine with the MAGA republicans. I can't wait to hear what they have to say about this when trump is no longer threatening to hi, which won't be until he dies. The rot in this country is unbearable.

  12. Comment by BobRR.

    From a meme on HuffPost:

    "Remember when Michelle's vegetable garden went too far?"

    HuffPost also reports that the entire apparatus, which was rented, will be taken down after the event and shipped to another holiday venue in Europe. GOOD! Trump had said he planned to leave it there.

    • Reply by mungley.

      I guess he was lying about that. Or....... He's pulling one of his old tricks. "You said I was buying that apparatus for 1,000.00, not renting it. I'll sue! Tell you what, just waive the fee and I'll let the whole thing go."

    • Reply by Penciltucky.

      Remember "Billy Beer?" Jimmy Carter's brother capitalizing on his proximity to his bro was "scandalous!" Get me my fainting couch!

    • Reply by BobRR.

      Yes, I DO remember "Billy Beer" ! A friend of mine showed me a can, once.

    • Reply by BobRR.

      I see that you can buy those cans, cheap on eBay now. I wonder how collectible, because we who are old enough to remember will be dead in a few years.

  13. Comment by WisconsinGuy123.

    Someone commented on this site that T**** is a real life Mr. Haney from Green Acres.

    I agree - with much less business sense. But every penny (um … nickel) that his gullible minions blow on T**** kitsch is one that won’t be used to elect Republicans in November.

    • Reply by Mr Completely.

      That was yours truly; partly because I've just recently discovered The Internet Archive has every episode but one of Green Acres, so I've been devouring them this past week.

    • Reply by WisconsinGuy123.

      Green Acres was and is highly underrated as a source of mirth.

  14. Comment by bear83.

    He's been an embarrassment for the country for a decade. And just when you think he can't get any worse, he tops it.

    Fake "wrestling" on the White House lawn? Who in world thinks this shit is normal?

    957 days to go. 86 47.

    • Reply by amoverton.

      Much longer than a decade. I remember the BS that went on in the early 90s, starting just after the publication of the self-aggrandizing "Art of the Steal", or whatever it was called.

    • Reply by wasatch.

      The ghostwriter of that one has massive regrets.

    • Reply by OvertheRainbow.

      What do you think his next big show on the WH lawn will be? How about stripper poles complete with strippers. Maybe he will set up a drag race. Yea, he's an embarrassment, for sure. I wonder how we will ever recover from this, if we can. All by himself, he has trashed this country with the support of the republican party and with MAGA cheered him on. Disgusting.

    • Reply by Makemnoiga.

      Big, strong, handsome male strippers.

  15. Comment by essmeier.

    The site claims—without evidence—that the coins were “designed by President Trump.”

    --------------------

    Is this the same "Donald Trump" who publicly claimed that he's never done a drawing in his life?

    • Reply by Truth Will Out.

      Translation, trump said he wanted his mug shot on one side and some other atrocity on the other. In trump speak, that equals “designed by trump”.

    • Reply by Beelzebug.

      he's a mugwump, so is the "coin".

    • Reply by niemann.

      No, he didn't say that!

      What Trump really said was, "I never wrote a picture in my life."

      That's just ... sad. [Facepalm.]

  16. Comment by Janmoho.

    I am already beyond exhausted from us having to live in "Trump World" for 10+ years. Now, we also have to live in his version of an amusement park, "Trump Land" formerly known as Washington, DC.

    I have news for Donnie, he ain't no Walt Disney.

    • Reply by Truth Will Out.

      Although his idea of class does reminisce of Micky Mouse.

    • Reply by AnotherOklahoman.

      Walt Disney wasn’t either- but that’s another sad story.

  17. Comment by Leftleaner.

    I fully expect him to sell the White House before he leaves. Probably to Putin.

    • Reply by UKPrince46.

      Yes, and the federal courts will take years to decide whether a president can sell public property on his own and make a personal profit... you know, cuz the law is not clear whether the American people actually own the White House or whether trump does. In fact, the courts are not sure whether trump does or does not own the entire fucking country... in fact the law is not clear on this point either. Signed, the Heritage Foundation Federal Supreme Judge Peter Theil.

    • Reply by Whatsnuts.

      I worry about him raiding our national archives for profit.

    • Reply by Itsmurf.

      Fort Knox

    • Reply by Whatsnuts.

      Actually one judge has already ruled on that subject. From the BBC "Published on Tuesday, Leon's 35-page ruling said: "I have concluded that the National Trust is likely to succeed on the merits because no statute comes close to giving the President the authority he claims to have."

      He continued: "The President of the United States is the steward of the White House for future generations of First Families. He is not, however, the owner!""

    • Reply by Seriously Now.

      Damn those activist judges protecting democracy! /s

    • Reply by mary4.

      Oh no! He just put himself in donnie's crosshairs.

    • Reply by mary4.

      He is already stealing everything that isn't nailed down. No wonder that he bought all new furniture for the wh. His warehouses are full of treasures. All carefully catalogued to be put on display in his families mcmansions all over the world.

    • Reply by OvertheRainbow.

      Sure, but trump has this way of completely ignoring the law, doing what he wants and hanging shit up in court. He's going to do what he wants, look at the courts and challenge them to stop him, give them the finger and bulldoze down the whole thing and then say oops, my bad. I am convinced the only way to stop him is put him in jail.

    • Reply by Whatsnuts.

      We need a Congress that will put a stop to this madness, theft and depravity.

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