{"id":2618509,"date":"2026-06-24T12:47:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T16:47:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/larry-david-says-trumps-ufc-fight-was-embarrassing\/"},"modified":"2026-06-24T12:47:40","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T16:47:40","slug":"larry-david-says-trumps-ufc-fight-was-embarrassing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/larry-david-says-trumps-ufc-fight-was-embarrassing\/","title":{"rendered":"Larry David says Trump&#8217;s UFC fight was &#8217;embarrassing&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flarry-david-says-trumps-ufc-fight-was-embarrassing%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2618509&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Comedian Larry David criticized donald trump\u2019s UFC fight event, describing it as \u201cembarrassing\u201d and a \u201ctravesty,\u201d and expressed that it made him <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nick-cannon-viacomcbs-resume-professional-relationship-after-anti-white-anti-semitic-remarks\/\" title=\"Nick Cannon, ViacomCBS Resume Professional Relationship After Anti-White, Anti-Semitic Remarks\">feel ashamed<\/a> to be American. The event took place on June 14 on the White House South Lawn, coinciding with Trump&#8217;s 80th birthday, where a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >temporary arena<\/a> was built to accommodate 4,300 spectators. The interview with David occurred at the premiere of his new HBO series, &#8220;Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness,&#8221; produced by Barack Obama&#8217;s company, which satirizes key moments in U.S. history and features <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/5-reasons-bluey-delivers-smiles-for-the-whole-family\/\" title=\"5 Reasons &quot;Bluey&quot; Delivers Smiles For The Whole Family\">celebrity cameos<\/a> including Obama and others. The article also suggests related stories, such as Trump\u2019s Great American State Fair rally and other entertainment news.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Comedian Larry David blasted President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump\u2019s<\/a> Freedom 250 <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ufc\/\">UFC<\/a> fight, saying the event was \u201cembarrassing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt was a travesty. What else can you say about it?\u201d David said during an interview with <em>Variety <\/em>Tuesday. \u201cIt was embarrassing. I was embarrassed to be an American.\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4622540\/trump-great-american-state-fair-rally-wilkins-greenwood\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>What to know about Trump\u2019s Great American State Fair kick-off rally<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4622705\/kenny-chesney-celebrity-politics-debate-the-view\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Shut up and sing? 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It\u2019s set to debut on June 26 and will feature several celebrity cameos, including Obama, Jerry Seinfeld, Vince Vaughn, Rita Wilson, and Lin-Manuel Miranda.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4622540\/trump-great-american-state-fair-rally-wilkins-greenwood\/\"><strong>WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT TRUMP\u2019S GREAT AMERICAN STATE FAIR KICK-OFF RALLY<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The UFC fight took place on Sunday, June 14, which was also President Donald Trump\u2019s 80th birthday.\u00a0It took place on the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/white-house\/\">White House<\/a> South Lawn, where a<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/sports\/4540127\/ufc-freedom-250-shows-off-white-house-stage\/\"> temporary arena<\/a> featuring towering crane structures taller than the White House was erected to support a 4,300-seat venue.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Larry David calls Trump\u2019s UFC event \u201cembarrassing\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4226,"featured_media":2618510,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26105219083532.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[43565,52222,81663,3634,8095],"class_list":["post-2618509","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-celebrity-commentary","tag-embarrassing-2","tag-larry-david","tag-trump","tag-ufc"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26105219083532.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2618509","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4226"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2618509"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2618509\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2618513,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2618509\/revisions\/2618513"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2618510"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2618509"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2618509"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2618509"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}