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91. MaddowBlog-Trump-branded UFC 'medallions' go on sale ahead of scheduled White House match

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Wed Jun 10, 2026, 11:07 AM

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For just under $12,000, you too can buy a coin, “designed” by the president, celebrating the UFC Freedom 250 event.

For just under ,000, you too can buy a Trump-branded gold â€œmedallion,â€ â€œdesignedâ€ by the president, celebrating the UFCâ€™s White House event.

This is not to be confused with Trump-branded shoes, guitars, Bibles, watches, digital trading cards, or phones. #grift
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
— Steve Benen (@stevebenen.com) 2026-06-09T19:56:15.884Z

https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-branded-ufc-medallions-white-house-match

In the months leading up to Election Day 2024, when Donald Trump was ostensibly focused on his candidacy, the Republican launched a dizzying merchandising campaign, pitching everything from Trump-branded watches to silver Trump commemorative coins, batches of digital trading cards to a weird cryptocurrency project, and gold sneakers to Trump-endorsed Bibles....

MS NOW’s Jake Traylor and Soorin Kim reported Tuesday that there are Trump-branded “medallions” on sale, tied to this weekend’s UFC event on the White House’s South Lawn.

The souvenir gold and silver coins range in price from $249.99 to $11,999.99. That’s not a typo: A website called RealTrumpCoins.com is actually selling UFC Freedom 250 “medallions” that people can purchase for just under $12,000. (The website boasts that the coins were “designed” by the president himself.)

Donald Trump is selling UFC-branded coins for ,000 to promote the UFC fight on the White House lawn
— FactPost (@factpostnews.bsky.social) 2026-06-09T17:20:05.074565128Z

....To be sure, the scheduled UFC bout, set to coincide with the president’s 80th birthday, was already controversial, and not just because of the bizarre structure that continues to take shape at the White House. There have also been related questions about Trump’s stock purchase in UFC’s parent company before the upcoming match on the South Lawn.....

The $12,000 gold coins, however, take this mess to a new and unsettling level.

This week, a new lawsuit was filed alleging corruption in connection with the upcoming UFC event, with the hopes of derailing the plans for the gathering, and a judge is expecting a response by Tuesday. Watch this space

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Trump threatens to keep the UFC construction up permanently -- like the Eiffel Tower. [View all] allegorical oracle Jun 3 OP

Epstein Epstein Epstein gab13by13 Jun 3 #1

The Epstein Thunderdome Intractable Jun 3 #2

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Every... 2naSalit Jun 3 #3

Not just that. OldBaldy1701E Jun 3 #14

So agree. It's taking a lot of time to install this monstrosity. He knows it's going to be allegorical oracle Jun 3 #64

And when they cart it away, calimary Jun 3 #67

Add a couple junk cars Farmer-Rick Jun 3 #70

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Funny! rubbersole Jun 3 #15

;-{)...... Goonch Jun 3 #5

More and more PatSeg Jun 3 #41

Biff Tannen's Pleasure Paradise from 'Back to the Future' sop Jun 4 #76

The world has become one big satirical movie PatSeg Jun 4 #80

I fully expect Trump will climb into the ring for a carefully staged beatdown of one of the UFC fighters. sop Jun 4 #81

And you just know PatSeg Jun 4 #82

Watch for an AI creation featuring UFC Trump beating down Jimmy Kimmel Thunderbeast Friday #89

Oh yes, of course PatSeg Friday #90

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It's not his effin property malaise Jun 3 #6

I've got a great idea for my sign for the next protest: Initech Jun 3 #60

Great idea malaise Jun 3 #61

Trump should set up his UFC Cage Claw on the front lawn at Mar-a-Lago, let his paying guests enjoy the spectacle. sop Jun 4 #87

Nailed it malaise Jun 4 #88

Baby man says what? littlemissmartypants Jun 3 #7

Someone MUST teach Donald to use GOOGLE! homegirl Jun 3 #62

Orrex knows how this nightmare ends IronLionZion Jun 3 #8

anything he does is schlok. it can all be undone, some easy some expensive, but all undone. nt Javaman Jun 3 #9

Except for the damage to our international reputation. I'm not sure that will ever be completely undone. (n/t) thesquanderer Jun 3 #31

I was talk about the purely aesthetic. Javaman Jun 4 #75

Oh my... GiqueCee Jun 3 #10

For all his supposed wealth... Trueblue Texan Jun 3 #11

There are plenty of super wealthy people who prove that just because you have money, doesn't mean you have style mwmisses4289 Jun 3 #12

Class. rubbersole Jun 3 #16

Heard! Dem_in_Nebr. Jun 3 #24

Nailed it malaise Jun 3 #34

I think I saw where the Presidential Limousine Seinan Sensei Jun 3 #44

white trash to the bone. pansypoo53219 Jun 3 #58

Sounds like squatting to me purr-rat beauty Jun 3 #13

Charge him for cleaning up his crap. chowder66 Jun 3 #17

My town would charge him with code violations... Trueblue Texan Jun 3 #66

Maybe the next president can dismantle it ... JustABozoOnThisBus Jun 3 #19

New York City wouldn't let Trump build this bullshit Dave Id Jun 3 #20

The Donald J Trump Dave Id Jun 3 #21

Are they going to add something like the Madame Brasserie restaurant and... Ol Janx Spirit Jun 3 #22

He'll have a Madam Brassiere restaurant, colloquially known as the Stormy Daniels. (n/t) thesquanderer Jun 3 #30

Ha! Ol Janx Spirit Jun 3 #38

Markwayne Mullen was an MMA fighter Seinan Sensei Jun 3 #53

Oh yeah! It was childish for a congressional hearing, but would fit right in... Ol Janx Spirit Jun 3 #72

It can easily be converted to a funeral tent. twodogsbarking Jun 3 #23

I like positive thinking 🤔 MustLoveBeagles Jun 3 #54

Boo Hiss - no Snedley Whiplash you don't get to keep that desecration lark Jun 3 #25

Another tRump eyesore bif Jun 3 #26

Arrest the President Blues Heron Jun 3 #27

Imagine have to fly Marine 1 around the flag poles and then this. Historic NY Jun 3 #28

If karma exists it will rain so hard the reflecting pool actually fills up.... n/t Ol Janx Spirit Jun 3 #39

It'll need a marquee commensurate with Rump's sophistication and taste. Buns_of_Fire Jun 3 #29

Every single day we awake to another Trump atrocity Grim Chieftain Jun 3 #32

In other words mercuryblues Jun 3 #33

Called it. NT Happy Hoosier Jun 3 #35

The demented geezer has given up on Iran and the economy. Now he's just trolling the citizenry and exacting revenge on Martin68 Jun 3 #36

The Russians he so admires have a word for someone as classless... 3catwoman3 Jun 3 #37

Ah, TY... also... electric_blue68 Jun 4 #73

My own alliterative favorite string of adjectives... 3catwoman3 Jun 4 #74

Heh. Good set of words. electric_blue68 Jun 4 #83

He's obsessed with enshittifying everything he can get his stubby fingers on Rob H. Jun 3 #40

"Enshittifying"!!! PatSeg Jun 3 #42

I wish I could claim credit for that word Rob H. Jun 3 #43

It is getting so hard to find good words PatSeg Jun 3 #50

Cory Doctorow coined the term. NT Happy Hoosier Jun 3 #52

Cory Doctorow I believe whopis01 Jun 3 #56

Like Rick Wilson said..."Everything he touches turns to shit," eh? Our WH, now. nt allegorical oracle Jun 3 #65

Eiffel Tower? More like one of those popup gypsy amusement rides Bluetus Jun 3 #45

Well Then, Mr.Bee Jun 3 #46

I've been predicting this. Liberal In Texas Jun 3 #47

I hope it gets demolished by a wrecking ball named Dark Brandon. Crowman2009 Jun 3 #48

It gets blown up as soon as you die or leave office, you jackass. paleotn Jun 3 #49

It will probably fall down on its own long before that. GoCubsGo Jun 4 #79

For the Trump Administration MissouriDem47 Jun 3 #51

Keep it up, A$$HOLE; your comeuppance is coming. Martin Eden Jun 3 #55

Nope. He can't. Just more Trump Bluster Raven123 Jun 3 #57

The next administration must restore the White House to its' former glory! Initech Jun 3 #59

Hope so. The view of the WH south portico is one of the nicest and now it's allegorical oracle Jun 4 #86

"Piggy threatens..." MorbidButterflyTat Jun 3 #63

Classy PJMcK Jun 3 #68

See; this is how he consistently maintains media dominance... EarthFirst Jun 3 #69

He'll likely retrofit it for some other spectator sport .... eppur_se_muova Jun 3 #71

More like The Colleseum no_hypocrisy Jun 4 #77

How long does he think permanently is. I make it two years or less. Walleye Jun 4 #78

I can think of one itty-bitty problem jmowreader Jun 4 #85

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