{"id":2544,"date":"2026-06-19T18:38:36","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T18:38:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=2544"},"modified":"2026-06-19T18:38:36","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T18:38:36","slug":"hunter-biden-ill-fight-donald-trump-jr-anywhere-but-white-house-lawn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=2544","title":{"rendered":"Hunter Biden: I\u2019ll fight Donald Trump Jr. anywhere but White House lawn"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>Hunter Biden told podcaster and UFC commentator Joe Rogan that he\u2019s up for fighting Donald Trump Jr. \u2014 anywhere except on the White House lawn.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=2542\">Sixpence None the Richer bassist Justin Cary dead at 50<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The son of former President Joe Biden issued his challenge to President Trump\u2019s oldest offspring in a long social media post explaining why he took issue with Sunday\u2019s mixed martial arts competition coinciding with the President\u2019s 80th birthday at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED: \u2018Jealous\u2019 Kimberly Guilfoyle tried to sabotage Trump Jr.\u2019s new romance: report<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Biden confessed that he understands the appeal of the unprecedented spectacle celebrating the nation\u2019s 250th birthday. But he doesn\u2019t like where the heavily branded event was held.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy problem is that I believe some of our public spaces are sacred. And unlike many of the great powers that came before us, these American monuments belong to all of us,\u201d he posted in a message to Rogan on X. \u201cNot to whoever happens to hold power at the moment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUFC Freedom 250\u201d organizers say 7 million people tuned in to that day of fights, which featured Rogan providing commentary.<\/p>\n<p>Biden likened the matches to Roman gladiator fights staged by 1st century emperors during undemocratic times.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=2540\">Recapping a wild week: Texas Tech\u2019s comeuppance, Gould\u2019s extension, a CFP snoozer and Senate bill tumult<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe President is our servant. Not our Caesar,\u201d he added before suggesting that Rogan organize a rumble between political scions.<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cCage match between me and Don Jr.?\u201d Biden concluded. \u201cYour call on the venue. Anywhere but the South Lawn.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Biden 56, said in a video posted in April that he\u2019s \u201c100 percent\u201d willing to fight the President\u2019s 48-year-old namesake or his younger brother Eric Trump.<\/p>\n<p>A Trump Organization representative recommended at the time that Biden focus instead on staying sober and making his child support payments. Biden, who has spoken at length about overcoming drug addiction, claims to be at least $15 million in debt. He settled a 2023 suit to pay support to a child he fathered in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Trump Jr. attended Sunday\u2019s fight. 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