Trump’s White House UFC Circus Accused of Blinding Pilots

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Bright lights from the site of Donald Trump’s UFC https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/joe-rogan-urges-trump-to-cancel-crazy-ufc-birthday-bash/" rel="" target="_self" title="https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/joe-rogan-urges-trump-to-cancel-crazy-ufc-birthday-bash/">birthday extravaganza on the White House lawn are partially blinding flight crews approaching a major U.S. airport, a pilot has alleged.

Powerful lighting used during the construction and testing of the octagon on the South Lawn allegedly shone directly into the cockpit of an aircraft approaching Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, creating a serious visibility hazard during landing.

The pilot—who requested anonymity as they were not authorized to speak publicly—tells https://meidasnews.com/news/white-house-ufc-event-lighting-nearly-blinded-flight-crew-on-approach-to-reagan-national" rel="" target="_self" title="https://meidasnews.com/news/white-house-ufc-event-lighting-nearly-blinded-flight-crew-on-approach-to-reagan-national">Meidas Touch that the glare was “10 times worse than any laser illumination event” they had previously experienced.

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