Miami (AP) – President Donald Trump joined standing ovation on Saturday evening and cheered thousands of thousands who took part in a UFC event, and shook the fans the hands that his trademark magazine wave against the background of the fans.
Just when Trump entered, he welcomed the podcast moderator Joe Rogan, who was sitting on the right of the President. On the other side of Trump, Elon Musk, billionaire and head of the Ministry of Government Efficiency, was sitting. Trump, who accentuated his gloomy suit with a glowing yellow tie, pumped his fist into the air and prompted the effort to take care of the business.
He brought several members of his administration and team of the White House, including the secretary for health and human services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the FBI director Kash Patel, director of the national intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and the communication helper Steven Chung and Taylor Budowich. Foreign Minister Marco Rubio and US senator Ted Cruz, R-Texas, also joined Trump for UFC 314.
Trump entered the arena with UFC President Dana White, with which he has been close to for decades. He was also accompanied by his granddaughter Kai Trump, Donald Trump’s daughter.
The Republican President is a long -time UFC fan and sports lover who often took part in gigantic fights. The mixed Martial Arts fight in the Miami Kaseya Center was Trump’s first UFC visit since he took office in January.
In a further allusion to his enthusiasm for sports, Trump has also participated in the Super Bowl and Daytona 500 since taking office. He Sat Cageside at a UFC championship fight in New York City last November, shortly after winning the election in 2024.
Apart from the President, the main event for the UFC 314 fight is a championship fight between the Australian former master Alexander Volkanovski and the Brazilian fighter Diego Lopes, who fight for the spring weight title. It is the fourth UFC event in Miami, in a district that supported the president in the November elections by around 11 percentage points.
The President came to his 10th visit to Südflorida in West Palm Beach on Friday, since he became president, and spent the evening in his estate Mar-Lago in Palm Beach. He flew to Miami after playing Golf in his club in West Palm.
“You know who will win? Dana White. Dana White will win,” said Trump on Saturday evening on board the Air Force One.
His close belonging to UFC helped to enhance his presidential campaign of 2024 among the youthful male voters, where he made the promotion of hypermasculine tones signed by the campaign.
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Superville reported from West Palm Beach, Florida.
