Hunter Biden wrote an open letter to Joe Rogan, whch he shared on X, and at the end of the letter he included a "P.S." inviting Rogan to suggest a venue where he and Don Jr. can fight it out.

12:23 ET, 18 Jun 2026

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Hunter Biden wrote an open letter on X, addressed to Joe Rogan (Image: Getty Images )

Hunter Biden has delivered a scathing assessment of the UFC White House event after being left incensed by Joe Rogan's blunt "shut the f--- up" message directed at critics.

Biden, 56, took to social media with an extensive letter laying out precisely why he and others were outraged by the event, primarily due to its location rather than the participants or content involved. He also suggested that he and Don Jr. fight it out, just not on the South Lawn of the White House, asking Rogan to pick the venue.

In a post script, he wrote: "P.S. Cage match between me and Don Jr.? Your call on the venue. Anywhere but the South Lawn."

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While UFC Freedom 250 was largely considered a resounding triumph, with the promotion's CEO Dana White calling it "monstrous" after the fights "exceeded all expectations," the controversy surrounding the occasion was undeniable, continuing to dominate headlines in the days that followed.

Staging it on the South Lawn of the White House was widely interpreted as a show of force by Donald Trump, and the decision to construct a massive arena on the grounds of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue was viewed by many as deeply disrespectful.

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Joe Rogan was pleased with the UFC event that took place on the White House's South Lawn, which infuriated Biden (Image: Getty Images )

Having already torn down the East Wing to make way for a new state-of-the-art ballroom, installing a 4,300-capacity arena alongside it led many to accuse the 80-year-old of transforming the White House into a construction zone, sparking widespread outrage.

This week, Rogan, who resumed his regular color commentary role for UFC Freedom 250, hit back at those angered by the event, telling them to "shut the f--- up" and making the case that not everything needs to be politicized.

Responding to his remarks, Biden took to social media on Thursday morning to clarify exactly why "so many of us were offended by the UFC fight on the South Lawn of the White House", and that it had "nothing to do with the UFC or who showed up for the fights."

Biden wrote an open letter to Rogan

"My 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. Not to whoever happens to hold power at the moment," Biden posted on X.

"The White House does not belong to Donald Trump. 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. No one would have had an issue with it."

Biden proceeded to charge President Trump with using Sunday's UFC event to demonstrate that he can utilize the White House however he sees fit, and that the fights were "an exhibition of imperial domination, not a celebration of our 250th anniversary as a democracy.

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"The White House is not Buckingham Palace. It is not the Palace of Versailles. It is not the Forbidden City of Beijing. It does not belong to an emperor, or a king, or a commissar," Biden continued. 'The White House belongs to us."

"All of us. The person who sits behind the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office is nothing more than an honored guest."

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"A temporary caretaker. The President is our servant."

"Not our Caesar."