President-elect Donald Trump returned to the World’s Most Well-known Area Saturday night time because the folks’s “champ” — when he obtained a thunderous ovation whereas doing a heavweight-style walk-in to the UFC 309 struggle at Madison Sq. Backyard.
The previous and future president obtained the sell-out MMA crowd pumped as he walked out to Child Rock’s “American Badass” with an enormous superstar entourage in tow.
Trump was flanked by billionaire Elon Musk, UFC CEO Dana White, Donald Trump Jr., Speaker of the Home Mike Johnson, newly nominated head of HHS Robert Kennedy Jr., conservative commentator Dan Bongino, Division of Nationwide Intelligence nominee Tulsi Gabbard, Division of Authorities Effectivity chief Vivek Ramaswamy — together with Child Rock himself.
Trump was additionally seen greeting the rapper and pop star Jelly Roll at ringside.
A tribute video to Trump performed over the Backyard jumbotron. The campaign-style video featured a sizzle reel of clips of Trump, together with the second he pumps his fist and after surviving the primary assassination try in October.
Minutes after the president-elect entered, the group broke out, unprompted, into chants of “USA! USA!”
The night later ended when the winner of the primary occasion, heavyweight Jon Jones, shouted out Trump in his victory speech.
“I just want to say a big, big thank you to President Trump for being here,” he mentioned, earlier than exhorting the group to chant “USA, USA” and heading out to shake Trump’s hand and let him maintain the championship belt.
When he first entered the World’s Most Well-known Area, Trump made a beeline for UFC host and podcaster Joe Rogan, shaking fingers and chatting along with his newly minted booster for nearly a full minute.
“If people at home could hear the sound in this room right now. It is so loud!” Joe Rogan advised viewers of the struggle broadcast as Trump entered. “It’s always loud when he comes in, but now that he’s won [the election], now that he’s the president again, oh my God!”
Rogan interviewed after which endorsed Trump on his eponymous podcast within the days main as much as the election.
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In anticipation of his arrival, the Secret Service was noticed making safety preparations and a handful of followers donned pink Make America Nice Once more hats.
Trump is an in depth good friend of UFC CEO Dana White.
White gave a rousing speech on election night time throughout President-elect Trump’s victory celebration. The struggle organizer additionally spoke on the Republican Nationwide Conference and has been a vocal supporter of the president-elect.
Foremost card fighter Jon Jones spoke extremely of probably combating Stipe Miocic in entrance of President-elect Trump at a media occasion selling his struggle in opposition to Stipe Miocic.
“To be here at Madison Square Garden — it’s like the fight capital of the world. And to have the president possibly in attendance, it’s all a huge honor,” Jones, 37, advised reporters.
Miocic, 42, was additionally excited when studying that Trump would make an look.
The heavyweight speculated that it will be “kinda cool” if Trump would do the dignity of bestowing the championship belt on him after the struggle, in an interview with TMZ.
Trump has turn out to be an MSG common of late — internet hosting a blow out mega-MAGA rally within the Backyard final month that drew over 20,000 folks.
