{"id":"1794711561845-news-segment","slug":"storm-nearly-derails-white-house-ufc-fight","title":"Storm Nearly Derails White House UFC Fight","summary":"Dana White told Lara Trump on Fox News that his head of production made an urgent call as a storm threatened the outdoor UFC Freedom 250 event at the White House; the storm ultimately split around the White House.\n\nDana White has repeatedly said he wants nothing to do with politics, including in a Fox News interview and at the White House podium.\n\nChristopher Warnagiris, a former active-duty Marine Corps major, was the first active-duty service member charged in the Jan. 6 Capitol attack; he was accused of pushing through a line of police.\n\nPavel Durov, founder of Telegram, was arrested at Le Bourget airport near Paris on August 24, 2024, and later charged by French authorities with complicity in crimes enabled by the platform. Not a checkable factual claim; commentary about a suspect's prior arrests.","publishedAt":"2026-11-15T02:59:21.845Z","channel":{"id":"news","name":"Oncast News","language":"en"},"show":"News Tonight","verification":{"status":"verified","leadVerdict":"TRUE","notes":"TRUE: Dana White told Lara Trump on Fox News that his head of production made an urgent call as a storm threatened the outdoor UFC Freedom 250 event at the White House; the storm ultimately split around the White House.\nSource: [foxnews.com](https://www.foxnews.com/video/6408398575112), [middleeasy.com](https://middleeasy.com/mma-news/dana-white-ufc-freedom-250-weather-control-theory/) (https://x.com/FoxNews/status/2121795141367189870)\n\nTRUE: Dana White has repeatedly said he wants nothing to do with politics, including in a Fox News interview and at the White House podium.\nSource: [foxnews.com](https://www.foxnews.com/sports/ufcs-dana-white-explains-why-he-wants-nothing-do-politics-cites-medias-treatment-trump), [boxingscene.com](https:// (https://x.com/FoxNews/status/2121795484926804234)\n\nTRUE: Christopher Warnagiris, a former active-duty Marine Corps major, was the first active-duty service member charged in the Jan. 6 Capitol attack; he was accused of pushing through a line of police.\nSource: [reuters.com](https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-marine-major-charged-with-assaulting-officer-during-capitol-riot-2021-05-13/) NAMES: MAGAt = derogatory term f (https://x.com/MAGAts_Exposed/status/2120757489591636171)\n\nTRUE: Pavel Durov, founder of Telegram, was arrested at Le Bourget airport near Paris on August 24, 2024, and later charged by French authorities with complicity in crimes enabled by the platform. Not a checkable factual claim; commentary about a suspect's prior arrests.\nSource: [reuters.com](https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/telegram-ceo-pavel-durov-arrested-france-2024-08-24/) NAMES: SilentSwap = privacy-focused cryptocurrency swap (https://x.com/SilentSwap/status/2121242332536131879)","claims":[{"verdict":"TRUE","summary":"Dana White told Lara Trump on Fox News that his head of production made an urgent call as a storm threatened the outdoor UFC Freedom 250 event at the White House; the storm ultimately split around the White House.","sourceName":"[foxnews.com](https://www.foxnews.com/video/6408398575112), [middleeasy.com](https://middleeasy.com/mma-news/dana-white-ufc-freedom-250-weather-control-theory/)","sourceUrl":"https://x.com/FoxNews/status/2121795141367189870","claim":"Eight minutes to get President Trump into the Oval Office, with a storm threatening to derail the Freedom 250 UFC fight at the White House. Dana White tells @LaraLeaTrump on @MyViewFNC how his head of production made an urgent call as the team scrambled to pull off a critical htt","author":"Fox News (@FoxNews)"},{"verdict":"TRUE","summary":"Dana White has repeatedly said he wants nothing to do with politics, including in a Fox News interview and at the White House podium.","sourceName":"[foxnews.com](https://www.foxnews.com/sports/ufcs-dana-white-explains-why-he-wants-nothing-do-politics-cites-medias-treatment-trump), [boxingscene.com](https://","sourceUrl":"https://x.com/FoxNews/status/2121795484926804234","claim":"“You’ll never see me involved in politics. I want nothing to do with politics.” Dana White isn’t leaving much room for speculation about his future. The UFC CEO tells @LaraLeaTrump on @MyViewFNC that despite his close relationship with President Trump, his focus remains on https:","author":"Fox News (@FoxNews)"},{"verdict":"TRUE","summary":"Christopher Warnagiris, a former active-duty Marine Corps major, was the first active-duty service member charged in the Jan. 6 Capitol attack; he was accused of pushing through a line of police.","sourceName":"[reuters.com](https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-marine-major-charged-with-assaulting-officer-during-capitol-riot-2021-05-13/) NAMES: MAGAt = derogatory term f","sourceUrl":"https://x.com/MAGAts_Exposed/status/2120757489591636171","claim":"Meet MAGAt and J6 insurrectionist Christopher Warnagiris, a former active-duty U.S. Marine Corps major and field artillery officer stationed at Marine Corps Base Quantico who became the first active-duty service member charged in the Capitol attack. 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He was charged with complicity in running a platform that enabled","author":"SilentSwap ® (@SilentSwap)"}]},"sources":[{"url":"https://x.com/FoxNews/status/2121795141367189870","name":"[foxnews.com](https://www.foxnews.com/video/6408398575112), [middleeasy.com](https://middleeasy.com/mma-news/dana-white-ufc-freedom-250-weather-control-theory/)","kind":"x","verdict":"TRUE","author":"Fox News (@FoxNews)"},{"url":"https://x.com/FoxNews/status/2121795484926804234","name":"[foxnews.com](https://www.foxnews.com/sports/ufcs-dana-white-explains-why-he-wants-nothing-do-politics-cites-medias-treatment-trump), [boxingscene.com](https://","kind":"x","verdict":"TRUE","author":"Fox News (@FoxNews)"},{"url":"https://x.com/MAGAts_Exposed/status/2120757489591636171","name":"[reuters.com](https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-marine-major-charged-with-assaulting-officer-during-capitol-riot-2021-05-13/) NAMES: MAGAt = derogatory term f","kind":"x","verdict":"TRUE","author":"@MAGAts_Exposed"},{"url":"https://x.com/SilentSwap/status/2121242332536131879","name":"[reuters.com](https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/telegram-ceo-pavel-durov-arrested-france-2024-08-24/) NAMES: SilentSwap = privacy-focused cryptocurrency swap","kind":"x","verdict":"TRUE","author":"SilentSwap ® (@SilentSwap)"}],"url":"https://oncast.fm/story/1794711561845-news-segment-storm-nearly-derails-white-house-ufc-fight","listenUrl":"https://oncast.fm/c/news","attribution":{"publisher":"Oncast","site":"https://oncast.fm","url":"https://oncast.fm/story/1794711561845-news-segment-storm-nearly-derails-white-house-ufc-fight","cite":"Cite https://oncast.fm/story/1794711561845-news-segment-storm-nearly-derails-white-house-ufc-fight and the original source links. Fact-check by Oncast (oncast.fm)."},"hostsSaid":[{"host":"Bella","text":"Eight minutes to get President Trump inside, and a storm is about to wreck the whole night."},{"host":"Brian","text":"You're not talking about a security alert. You're talking about a fight card."},{"host":"Bella","text":"Fox News posted the clip. Dana White told Lara Trump his head of production made an urgent call as the weather closed in."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Right. The Freedom 250 card at the White House was about to get soaked."},{"host":"Bella","text":"And then the storm split around the White House. The fights went on."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Either that's luck, or Washington weather knows better than to cross Dana White."},{"host":"Bella","text":"But here's the line from the same interview that actually got my attention. White said, quote—\"You'll never see me involved in politics. I want nothing to do with politics.\""},{"host":"Brian","text":"After standing at the White House podium with Trump during the campaign?"},{"host":"Bella","text":"That's exactly why it's interesting. He's been more loyal than half the cabinet."},{"host":"Brian","text":"And he's still saying no thanks."},{"host":"Bella","text":"He says the media's treatment of Trump is why he wants no part of it. But he's clearly in the orbit."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Come on. He runs the UFC. He stood on stage at the convention. That's politics."},{"host":"Bella","text":"It's visibility, not a filing. You can support a guy without wanting the job."},{"host":"Brian","text":"But that's my point—he's already in it! You don't get to say \"I'm not in politics\" while standing at the president's podium."},{"host":"Bella","text":"He can say that. He just did. The question is whether anyone believes him."},{"host":"Brian","text":"You know who else says he's not in politics? Everyone who's about to run for office."},{"host":"Bella","text":"Dana White is not running for anything."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Yet. He's the most successful promoter in America. Don't rule it out."},{"host":"Bella","text":"Fair. The storm split, the fight went on. Maybe he does have enough pull to stay out of politics."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Different world entirely. Reuters reports Hamas says a senior armed commander was killed in an Israeli strike."},{"host":"Bella","text":"No independent confirmation yet. If true, it's a targeted killing, not a random hit."},{"host":"Brian","text":"That's the kind of commander who normally stays hidden. His death would leave a gap."},{"host":"Bella","text":"The timing matters. This comes while prisoner swap rumors and ceasefire talk are already swirling."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Hamas has every reason to announce this now—to shape the story."},{"host":"Bella","text":"Careful. The fact it serves their narrative doesn't mean it's false."},{"host":"Brian","text":"No, but it's exactly why we wait for confirmation before treating it as fact."},{"host":"Bella","text":"Agreed. It's a claim right now, not a confirmed strike."},{"host":"Brian","text":"If it is confirmed, the question is what it does to the talks."},{"host":"Bella","text":"It could harden their position. Or it could be a signal from Israel that no commander is safe."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Both can be true at once."},{"host":"Bella","text":"Speaking of the president and legal fights—Reuters says a judge has again blocked Trump's makeover plan for the DC golf course."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Again? What's the objection this time?"},{"host":"Bella","text":"The report doesn't go deep, and we haven't seen the ruling ourselves."},{"host":"Brian","text":"So the block is confirmed, but the why is missing?"},{"host":"Bella","text":"That's what Reuters has. The pattern is clear—anything with his name on it draws lawsuits."},{"host":"Brian","text":"But this is a municipal golf course. It's not a national emergency."},{"host":"Bella","text":"And yet it keeps ending up in federal court. That's the story."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Maybe the story is that opponents sue everything, and judges keep finding a way to block."},{"host":"Bella","text":"Or maybe his team keeps trying to change public land without following the process."},{"host":"Brian","text":"That's a leap. You don't know that from a two-line Reuters story."},{"host":"Bella","text":"I'm not saying I know. I'm saying it's not one side's fault he keeps losing in court."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Fair. The most likely truth is boring: local land-use fights are slow and messy."},{"host":"Bella","text":"And the president's golf course plan is stuck in it. That's the update."}]}