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Donald Trump made a cage-side look with daughter Ivanka at UFC 299 in Miami on Saturday night time simply hours after addressing a crowd of supporters in Rome, Georgia.
The previous President strolled in through the undercard forward of the Sean O’Malley-Marlon Vera fundamental occasion. And as has been the case together with his earlier appearances at UFC occasions, Trump was joined by the group’s founder, Dana White.
Additionally much like his earlier cage-side appearances: Followers showered the Republican presidential nominee with applause as a Child Rock anthem performed out over the world’s sound system.
This time, Trump’s well-wishers included Barstool Sports activities founder Dave Portnoy, who approached the previous President in a colourful Hawaiian shirt, patted him on the again and exchanged some fast pleasantries. Apparently, whereas Portnoy was beforehand supportive of Trump, he just lately backed Nikki Haley‘s doomed marketing campaign for the GOP presidential nomination.
Former ESPN host Sage Steele was additionally seen talking with Trump. Steele has just lately turn out to be well-liked amongst Trump supporters for her outspoken criticism of trans athletes in ladies’s sports activities and her outrage at ESPN’s COVID-19 vaccination mandate.
The 54-year-old White has been a staunch supporter of Trump and as soon as bought into an argument with a sponsor over a social media publish involving the previous President.
‘I posted a video of Trump on my private social media,’ White informed comic Theo Von following Trump’s look at UFC 295 in New York on November 11. ‘Certainly one of our large sponsors known as and mentioned, ‘Take that down.’ You realize what I mentioned? ‘Go f*** your self.’
‘You vote for whoever you need to vote for, and I will vote for whoever I need to vote for. That is how this works. I do not even care who you are voting for, it is none of my f***ing enterprise. F*** you. Do not ever f***ing name me and inform me who to vote for.
‘I am at a degree now in my life and my profession the place I need to be with people who I am aligned with. It isn’t simply concerning the cash; it’s concerning the cash, as a result of it is a sponsorship deal, but it surely’s not simply [about the money]. I am not going to take an even bigger supply if it is not one thing that I’m aligned with and I do not one hundred pc imagine in.’
Since then, White’s affinity for Trump has solely grown, main the previous President to make a number of different appearances at UFC occasions in current months.
This was a uncommon outing for Donald Trump and his daughter, Ivanka. The daddy-daughter pair have been final seen collectively publicly in January 2024, at Melania Trump’s mom’s funeral in Palm Seashore.
Earlier than that sighting, Ivanka – who as soon as was in Trump’s inside political circle together with her husband Jared – had taken a noticeable step again from her father’s enterprise.
There have been rumors of the 2 having dinner collectively in June 2023 for Trump’s birthday, however earlier than Saturday night time, Ivanka and Donald have been final pictured collectively at Tiffany Trump’s wedding ceremony in November 2022.
Ivanka has been absent from her father’s Republican nomination marketing campaign – and even missed his announcement when he mentioned he can be operating for president once more.
However since Nikki Haley – Trump’s solely competitors for the GOP ticket – backed out of the race following Tremendous Tuesday, Ivanka has come again on the scene together with her dad.
Trump has but to be embraced by Joe Rogan, the actor and comic who now splits his time between a preferred podcast and UFC colour commentating duties.
As Rogan informed his podcast viewers final yr, Trump’s folks have tried to e-book him on the present, solely to be rebuffed by the host.
‘I am not a Trump supporter in any approach, form or type,’ Rogan mentioned. ‘I’ve had the chance to have him on my present greater than as soon as. I’ve mentioned no each time. I do not need to assist him. I am not enthusiastic about serving to him.’
However even with out Rogan’s assist, Trump has continued to reward the UFC, simply as he did in Georgia on Saturday night time.
‘It is the closest factor I can see actually reflective of the election course of that we have now on this nation, the UFC fights,’ Trump mentioned on the rally in Rome. ‘Which may be somewhat tamer than the election enterprise.
‘Dana White has accomplished an excellent job. I hope he would not run for workplace in opposition to me. He is accomplished a incredible job. It is a better enterprise than politics.’
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