<p>The president's birthday-party fight card is straight out of central casting — and chock-full of political favor-trading. Who stands to gain the most? Luke Thomas unapologetically explains why everyone, from MMA fans to D.C. pundits, is missing the real story... then unearths fresh evidence of a purely transactional relationship.</p><br><p>• Take the <a href="https://forms.gle/i2K6FecAbvBqDxRK9" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">PTFO audience survey</a></p><p>• Subscribe to <a href="https://pod.link/1471183444" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">"Morning Kombat"</a> with Luke Thomas</p><p>• Subscribe to <a href="https://pablo.show/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Pablo's newsletter</a></p><p>• Subscribe to <a href="https://theathletic.onelink.me/eNRy/ptfo" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Athletic</a></p><br><p>Previously on PTFO:</p><p>• <a href="https://pod.link/1685093486/episode/NjllMDRlNjljMjc3MWU3MzgxYTgxMTI2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Right-Wing Takeover of Combat Sports Is Upon Us</a></p><p>• <a href="https://pod.link/1685093486/episode/Njk3MmM4NmM4MjYyMjk4OTcwMGU5NjZj" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The White House's Dirty Takeover of Public Golf Courses</a></p><p><br></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>