President-elect Donald Trump is expected to return victorious to the Big Apple’s Madison Square Garden on Saturday night to attend the Ultimate Fighting Championship event.
The visit to MSG, where Trump held a massive rally in his former hometown just two weeks before the November 5 election, comes after his announcement A flurry of high-profile selections for staff in his incoming administration This week.
Nominations for key government posts so far include Senator Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) as his secretary of state, former Representative Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hi) as director of national intelligence, and Florida Representative Mike Waltz (R -FL) as his National Security Advisor.
However, a handful of choices have left members across the aisle upset. Among them is Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.). His choice of attorney general Who faced a sex-trafficking investigation by the House Ethics Committee, and was described as a vaccine skeptic and suffering from brainworm robert f kennedy jr For the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
UFC President Dana White is one of Trump’s closest friends, and the 78-year-old Republican will be able to enjoy his incoming administration’s candidacies with sports fans who see him as the “Combatant in Chief.”
In June, just days after his shocking guilty verdict in his Manhattan “hush money” trial, Trump flew to Newark, NJ, to attend the UFC 302 fight at the Prudential Center, where he received a rousing ovation from rabid fans.
Meanwhile, in the final weeks of the presidential race, UFC stars threw down for the Republican nominee at an event held in Detroit aimed at swaying Arab American voters to Trump’s side.
Trump last appeared at the world’s most famous arena in late October for a homestretch presidential campaign rally that drew about 20,000 supporters and Filled with a star-studded lineup Who’s who in the MAGA world?
Team Trump did not immediately respond to a request for comment regarding his appearance at UFC 309, which will culminate in a major event between Jon Jones and Stipe Miocic for the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world.
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