NEW YORK (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump walked out to thunder from the standing-room-only crowd Saturday just before the start of the UFC fight card at Madison Square Garden.
So the winner of the recent elections combined two things he is passionate about: the fierce battles inside the octagon and the city of New York.
Trump was joined by UFC President Dana White, and the two took their seats by the Octagon to the tune of Kid Rock’s “American Bad Ass.”
The UFC released a series of videos about Trump’s road to taking back the White House, calling the production “the greatest comeback in American history,” as fans stood and cheered. praise
Trump, wearing a red tie, raised his fist to the crowd as the video ended.
The president-elect pumped his fists back and forth and did a short dance to the Village People’s “YMCA” just outside the octagon. Later, he raised his fist to the sky again while “Takin’ Care of Business” played.
Elon Musk, who was chosen by Trump to lead the new Department of Government Efficiency, and Mike Johnson, the leader of the House of Representatives, joined the president-elect and White in the Garden, as did Robert Kennedy Jr., who was selected as Secretary of Health and Human Services in the next administration.
Trump shook hands with a UFC broadcast crew that included Joe Rogan.
Rogan hosted Trump on his podcast for hours in the final stages of the campaign before he won the election last week. Commentators for the pay-per-view broadcast later said, “the word festival doesn’t even begin to describe” the scene.
“The 47th president is in the building. Let’s go,” they said.
Trump has long been a fan of the UFC and often attends major fights. He promoted hypermasculine expressions as a hallmark of his campaign, as he sought to widen the gap between himself and his Democratic opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris, among male voters.
Trump and his top aides embraced alpha-male terms and often punctuated them with derogatory and derogatory language.
During the campaign, Trump frequently appeared on podcasts, gaming platforms and at rallies with key supporters who described a vote for Trump as a way to show true masculinity. While Trump recorded a podcast with Rogan, who has also spoken about hypermasculinity, Harris did not make a similar appearance, citing a scheduling conflict.
A return to Madison Square Garden means revisiting the spot where a comedian caused a stir at a Trump rally last month by comparing Puerto Rico to ” floating garbage island”. However, Trump still enjoys visiting New York, where he lived for decades, before moving to his Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida.
Trump’s son, Don Jr., also attended the fight.
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This story was translated from English by an AP editor with the help of a generational artificial intelligence engine.
2024-11-17 04:38:00
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