Dana White is as soon as once more stepping as much as assist his longtime pal Donald Trump.
The UFC CEO is anticipated to introduce Trump when he accepts his nomination to run for president on the Republican Nationwide Conference in Milwaukee on Thursday, July 18.
The Wall Road Journal first reported the information citing marketing campaign officers from Trump’s staff.
This finally serves as White’s third look talking for Trump forward of an election after he appeared at each the 2016 and 2020 Republican Nationwide Conventions.
Whereas White insists that he doesn’t dip his toes too far into politics, he’s turn out to be a relentless ally to Trump, typically inviting him to UFC occasions the place he sits cageside to benefit from the fights.
White’s relationship with Trump goes again a long time after the previous president gave the UFC a house at his arenas in New Jersey when the promotion was struggling to search out anybody prepared to do enterprise with them. The UFC boss typically references that relationship each time he discusses supporting Trump and his candidacy for president.
White even made a video for Trump that helped introduce him to TikTok after he launched an account following a UFC occasion the place he was in attendance.
His loyalty to Trump has even prolonged into enterprise dealings with the UFC after White revealed that he went off on a sponsor who requested that he take down a social media put up exhibiting assist for the previous president.
“I posted a video for Trump on my private social media,” White stated this previous November. “One in every of our massive sponsors referred to as and stated, ‘Take that down.’ You already know what I stated? Go f*ck your self.
“You vote for whoever you wish to vote for, and I’ll vote for whoever I wish to vote for. That’s how this works. I don’t even care who you’re voting for. It’s none of my f*cking enterprise. F*ck you. Don’t ever f*cking name me and inform me who to vote for.”
White now places his assist for Trump on the principle stage on the Republican Nationwide Conference as he introduces him simply earlier than he formally turns into the nominee forward of the 2024 election.
