Ultimate Fighting Championship A-listers have come out in
support of Donald Trump after an apparent assasination attempt on the former
U.S. President.
Multiple shots were fired at the Trump’s rally in Butler,
Pennsylvania, on Saturday night. Trump was seen dropping to the
ground and was escorted to safety with visible blood on the right
side of his face. The shooter, identified as Thomas Matthew Crooks,
was killed by Secret Service agents. Meanwhile, one attendee died
in the gunfire, while another was severely injured.
Dana White and prominent stars from the organization extended their
support to Trump, who shares a close bond with the UFC CEO and
several fighters. A familiar face at UFC pay-per-view cards, Trump
was most recently in attendance at UFC 302
in Newark, New Jersey, last month.
White shared a photo of Trump waving at the crowd one last time
before being put into his vehicle.
“I’m on a plane right now flying to Italy and my phone has been
blowing up with text messages from people informing me [Donald
Trump] was shot. I am absolutely SICK to my stomach and in complete
shock,” White wrote. “I still don’t know how bad it is or if he’s
ok. But [Mick Maynard] just sent me this picture and I’m praying
President Trump is 100% healthy. This image perfectly reflects
EXACTLY the man I know Donald Trump to be. He is the toughest, most
resilient, AMERICAN BAD ASS on this planet. I hope the weak coward
that shot him gets what he deserves, and I can’t WAIT to stand up
on stage with him on Thursday and introduce him at the Republican
National Convention and tell the WORLD exactly the character of the
friend and man I KNOW!!”
Meanwhile, former UFC two-division Conor
McGregor also reacted to the shooting.
“A 78-year-old multiple billionaire he should be on a yacht on the
med touring golf courses. But he is not,” McGregor wrote on X. “He
is in Pennsylvania spitting out bullets! Running for the love of
his country! God speed Donald! God bless the United States.”
A 78 year old multiple billionaire he should
be on a yacht on the med touring golf courses. But he is not. He is
in Pennsylvania spitting out bullets! Running for the love of his
country! God speed Donald! God bless the United States 🙏❤️— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA)
July 13, 2024
Colby
Covington, Jorge
Masvidal and Sean
Strickland, all vocal Trump supporters, also showed their
solidarity.
President Trump is the toughest man on the
face of this earth. God bless him and his family right now 🙏🇺🇸— Colby Covington (@ColbyCovMMA)
July 13, 2024
God loves this man! I’m happy that President
Trump is ok. The left knows no bounds! They say they are the non
violent ones. They will stop at nothing! Make sure you take screen
shots of any leftist celebrating what happened today. pic.twitter.com/hL16Zuxzy2— Jorge Masvidal (@GamebredFighter)
July 13, 2024
Trump is an utter savage… Man gets shot
and still is for his people…Utter savage….
— Sean Strickland (@SStricklandMMA)
July 13, 2024
