UFC President Dana White reacted to the attempted assassination of former President Trump over the weekend during White's radio appearance on Monday, saying there is one thing that is “undisputed.”
A photograph shows Trump bloodied after being shot in the ear at his campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. He is seen shouting “fight back” at those who came to see him.
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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is surrounded by Secret Service agents at a campaign rally, July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pennsylvania. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
White was on a plane when the assassination attempt occurred. On Monday, he appeared on “The Pat McAfee Show” and praised Trump as an “American bad boy.”
“I've always been saying this about this guy,” White told McAfee. “He's one of the toughest, most resilient human beings I've ever met in my life. And let me tell you something, everybody wants to act like a tough guy… Well, when push comes to shove, you find out who the tough guys are and who the tough guys aren't. This guy is the ultimate, ultimate bad American of all time.
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Donald Trump speaks with UFC President Dana White during UFC 290 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on July 8, 2023. (Steve Marcus/Getty Images)
“The guy shoots him. He falls to the ground. He stands up. And then he starts yelling to the crowd, 'Fight, fight, fight. ' I was literally freaking out. I called him as soon as I landed… and he was already home from the hospital, and we talked for about 30 minutes. Pat, I'm telling you, I've never met a human being like that in my life. He's literally one of the toughest, most badass guys ever.
“Listen, if you don't like him, you can say whatever you want about him. He's undisputed now, literally undisputed. This sniper tried to shoot him and missed by millimetres: a bullet went through his ear.
“I had a friend in Boston, where we grew up, and a group of guys tried to kill him one night outside a bar. He was never the same. He literally moved out of South Boston and went to jail. [the] South Shore and I was never the same mentally. This guy is almost 80 years old, he tried to blow his head off and the reaction he had when he got up… This guy has been a friend of mine for 25 years, one of the best human beings I've ever met. He's an amazing friend and he'll always be the best American.
“That image you just showed will remain forever in history 100 years after our death.”
UFC CEO Dana White (Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
White initially reacted to the shooting in an Instagram post.
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He is reportedly scheduled to speak at the Republican National Convention this week.
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