Donald Trump obtained a heat welcome as he celebrated his election victory on the Final Preventing Championship (UFC) in New York alongside Elon Musk and a few of his cupboard picks.
Trump entered the world to loud music and cheers from the UFC 309 crowd at Maddison Sq. Backyard.
He spent a lot of the night time sat between UFC President Dana White and Tesla CEO Musk.
Two of Trump’s key cupboard picks, Robert F Kennedy Jr and Tulsi Gabbard, plus Vivek Ramaswamy, who will lead Trump’s cost-cutting “Department of Government Efficiency” with Musk, have been additionally within the crowd.
Trump enthusiastically greeted podcaster and UFC announcer Joe Rogan, who endorsed the president-elect after he appeared on his present earlier than the election.
Trump waved to followers, who chanted “USA” as he walked to the octagon, earlier than soaking in applause and dancing because the UFC performed footage celebrating his election victory over Kamala Harris.
Jon Jones, who retained his heavyweight UFC title, then celebrated by heading over to greet Trump, handing the president-elect his title.
“I want to say a big thank you to President Donald Trump for being here tonight,” stated Jones, receiving an enormous roar of approval from the group.
Trump has been a long-time supporter of the UFC, attending a lot of its reside occasions over time.
He often receives a heat welcome from followers, although he obtained some boos at a UFC occasion in 2019, in the direction of the top of his first time period as president.
White has been considered one of Trump’s most high-profile backers.
The UFC president gave a speech on the Republican Nationwide Conference in July, saying: “I’m in the tough guy business and this man is the toughest, most resilient human being I have ever met in my entire life.”