French officers have postponed the upcoming Group of seven summit to accommodate an Final Preventing Championship occasion on the White Home on President Donald Trump’s birthday, in keeping with a brand new report.
The annual G7 summit, which brings collectively leaders from Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the U.Ok. and the U.S., was initially scheduled to happen June 14-16 in Evian-les-Bains, France.
However after Trump introduced {that a} UFC combat is about to happen on the White Home on June 14, his eightieth birthday, Paris modified the summit’s dates to keep away from conflicting with the occasion, Politico stories. The G7 summit is now scheduled for June 15-17.
A White Home official mentioned the summit was rescheduled to “accommodate” Trump’s schedule.
“Because the chief of the free world, our companions believed that President Trump’s attendance on the G7 Summit was important. They kindly shifted dates to accommodate the US President’s schedule,” the official mentioned in a press release to The Impartial.
French officers reportedly rescheduled the G7 summit to keep away from a battle with a UFC combat on the White Home on President Donald Trump’s eightieth birthday (AFP through Getty Photographs)
A spokesperson for French President Emmanuel Macron reportedly declined to remark to Politico on whether or not the change was linked to the UFC combat, and as an alternative mentioned the brand new dates are “the results of our consultations with G7 companions.”
The Impartial has contacted the French embassy for remark.
Trump first introduced plans to host a UFC combat on the White Home throughout an October rally in Norfolk, Virginia. Trump is a long-time UFC fan and has attended various UFC fights.
“On June 14, subsequent 12 months, we’ll have a giant UFC combat on the White Home, proper on the White Home grounds,” he mentioned.
UFC CEO Dana White revealed new particulars concerning the occasion this week on CBS Mornings.
President Donald Trump has attended various UFC fights, together with one in November 2024 together with his son, Donald Trump Jr., and Elon Musk (AFP through Getty Photographs)
“We actually simply acquired accomplished going by way of all of the logistics of the right way to set it up there … It is wanting like we’ll have 5,000 folks dwell on the White Home garden,” White mentioned Thursday.
“We will have large screens, and we’ll have the stage and music all through the day. We’re mainly going to take over D.C. that complete week, with numerous various things for combat followers,” he added.
White additionally revealed that the fighters will “truly stroll from the Oval Workplace” to the occasion.
Trump attended final 12 months’s G7 summit — which was held in Canada — however left early, citing issues concerning the Israel-Iran battle on the time.
“A lot was achieved, however due to what’s happening within the Center East, President Trump might be leaving tonight after dinner with Heads of State,” White Home Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt wrote on X.