A-list celebrities are turning down Trump's UFC birthday party, a sign of growing pushback against him.

• Big names like Dwayne Johnson, Adam Sandler, Tom Brady, and Jason Statham are reportedly skipping Trump's UFC "Freedom 250" birthday event.
• Many don't want their image tied to the spectacle, so Trump is filling the gap with AI-generated posts, military displays, and a planned ferris wheel.
• Trump is touting strong jobs numbers, but many of those new jobs may be temporary World Cup hires, not lasting work.
• He also pushed a misleading claim about a man jailed for fixing his truck — the man was actually convicted for disabling emissions systems on hundreds of commercial trucks.
• Other worries pile up: a second mad cow case in Texas with Canada restricting imports, and a New York Times report that Israel is spying on US negotiators in the Iran talks.

Outlook: Expect more celebrities to distance themselves and continued friction, with food prices and Middle East tensions as the bigger stories to watch.