Hunter Biden is serious about wanting to stage a cage match between him and Donald Trump Jr., and he wants Joe Rogan to help.
In an extensive post shared on X, former President Joe Biden’s son called out Joe Rogan for his involvement in the UFC Freedom 250 event. Rogan co-hosted the event, alongside Daniel Cormier, on the White House’s South Lawn on Saturday (June 14).
“I wish I could sit down with you face to face and explain why so many of us were offended by the UFC fight on the South Lawn of the White House,” wrote Hunter.
He said his issue isn’t the UFC—which he called a “bona fide American success story”—or the fighters for taking part, or even the “hilarious and brilliant” comedian Shane Gillis. But he believes that “public spaces are sacred.”
“The White House does not belong to Donald Trump,” he continued. “It does not belong to any President. It belongs to the people. To treat it as Caesar treated the Colosseum is antithetical to everything our founding fathers fought for. This is not Rome. Presidents are not emperors doling out bread and circuses for the peasants. The White House is the People’s House. This ‘celebration’ could have happened in any stadium within a stone’s throw of the South Lawn.”
He described the event as “an exhibition of imperial domination,” rather than a celebration of the founding of America.
“The White House belongs to us,” he wrote. “All of us. The person who sits behind the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office is nothing more than an honored guest. A temporary caretaker. The President is our servant. Not our Caesar. Respectfully, Hunter. P.S. Cage match between me and Don Jr.? Your call on the venue. Anywhere but the South Lawn.”
This isn’t the first time Biden has expressed concern over the UFC Freedom 250 event taking place on the White House South Lawn.
In an appearance on California Gov. Gavin Newsom's YouTube channel earlier this month, he criticized the choice.
"I like the UFC. I like watching it. They ruined it," he said. "They have to put it on the goddamn South Lawn? And in the midst of the 250th anniversary. … I don't have anything against Dana White. But what the fuck, man? Like, it's your brand. Like, how are you doing this? How is this appropriate?"
The cage match idea is not new, either. Hunter first challenged Don Jr. and Eric Trump in a video shared by YouTuber Andrew Callaghan's Channel 5 in April.
"I told him I'd do it—100 percent in, if he can pull it off. And if he can't, I'm still coming," Biden said.
Callaghan later said he believed Biden’s proposal was a joke, but would be "more than happy to facilitate" the match if the Trumps were "willing to engage Hunter in mutual combat."
The White House Communications Director, Steven Cheung, simply responded to the challenge, saying, "Hunter wouldn't even be able to pass a piss test."
