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IcyPeas

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11. VIP tickets are $1.5M

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Fri May 29, 2026, 04:48 PM

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Fans without VIP access will reportedly watch from nearby Ellipse Park, where tens of thousands of free viewing tickets are expected to be distributed.

Still, critics online quickly zeroed in on the reported seven-figure packages. “A $1.5 million VIP buy-in at a White House event is pay-to-play dressed up as a birthday party,” public relations expert Amore Philip told OK! Magazine.

https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/white-house-hosting-high-roller-200315371.html

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