"Poll results released on June 11 show that only 16 % of Americans approve of President Trump’s plan to hold a UFC match on the White House lawn, while 46 % find it inappropriate. . Trump’s long‑standing ties to the UFC and his broader 250‑th anniversary celebrations have drawn criticism, with some performers withdrawing from related events."
"In a political context, the phrase means to generate public approval, not by excellence in public service or public policy, but by diversion, distraction, or by satisfying the most immediate or base requirements of a populace, by offering a palliative: for example food (bread) or entertainment (circuses). Juvenal originally used it to decry the "selfishness" of common people and their neglect of wider concerns. The phrase implies a population's erosion or ignorance of civic duty as a priority."
"Less than a day after hosting an Ultimate Fighting Championship fight on the White House lawn, Presidunce Spanky turned his attention to announcing another splashy event: the July 4th event in Washington meant to mark the nation’s 250th anniversary, which Spanky says will now be “the most spectacular TRUMP RALLY of them all” and feature the “largest fireworks show in history.”
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