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While miserable leftists back home are filing desperate 11th-hour lawsuits to kill the fun and shut down the historic UFC Freedom 250 on the White House South Lawn, Secretary of State Marco Rubio just revealed the real story: the entire world wants in.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio had State Department officials laughing out loud on Thursday after revealing that President Trump’s upcoming UFC Freedom 250 event at the White House has become such a global phenomenon that foreign leaders from around the world are scrambling for invitations.

During a signing ceremony with UFC President Dana White, Rubio described the unprecedented international excitement surrounding the historic event, which is set to take place on the White House grounds as part of America’s 250th anniversary celebrations.

NEW: Sec. Rubio touts the upcoming White House UFC event as a “gift to the American people”:

“The America 250 celebration belongs to the people of the United States.”

“It’s a gift to the American people. They’re going to see their White House and their capital on their nation’s… pic.twitter.com/fqWKet2bvp

— Fox News (@FoxNews) June 11, 2026

Rubio said the demand from world leaders has become so intense that the administration may soon face a diplomatic headache over who gets invited and who gets left out.

RUBIO: “I can tell you this is true and I can tell you about your global reach because the president and I have another job and spend a lot of time at the White House…”

“The number of foreign leaders that want to come to this is unbelievable!”

“It’s to the point where we may have a diplomatic crisis…”

[Crowd cracks up]

“Because it’s like we can’t bring everybody…and some of them don’t even have a fighter in the fight from their country.”

“They just want to come because they’re fans of the sport and they follow it.”

WATCH:

Marco Rubio had the State Department crowd CRACKING UP after revealing that so many foreign leaders want to attend the UFC Freedom 250 at the White House that it could spark a “diplomatic crisis.”

RUBIO: “I can tell you this is true and I can tell you about your global reach… pic.twitter.com/Xp4mDlKX4s

— Overton (@overton_news) June 11, 2026

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