Dana White could also be shut private buddies with President Donald Trump however that doesn’t make him enemies together with his political opposition.
Working example, the UFC CEO revealed what was stated when he spoke to ex-President Barack Obama once they have been sat simply ft away from one another at Trump’s second inauguration in January. On that day, White was an invited visitor as Trump was sworn into workplace once more, however he says his interplay with Obama was something however confrontational.
“I’m an American Citizen,” White advised 60 Minutes on Sunday. “[Joe] Biden was my president. Trump is my president. I used to be on the inauguration, and I used to be sitting behind all of the ex-presidents. There was these things going round ‘Dana’s mad dogging President Obama.’
“President Obama circled, the one president that did, and shook my hand and stated ‘congratulations on all of your success.’ I stated thanks very a lot, Mr. President. That’s what occurred. I’ve by no means talked about that publicly.”
In fact, White maintains a really shut relationship with Trump, who has turn out to be a fixture at lots of the largest UFC occasions the place he usually makes a grand entrance in entrance of 1000’s of followers in attendance.
That long-term friendship additionally led to Trump asserting plans to carry a UFC occasion on the White Home in 2026 as a part of his plans to have fun America’s 250th birthday.
White only in the near past revealed the inventive renderings he confirmed to the president to get his approval so the UFC may transfer ahead with planning to stage the occasion across the July 4 vacation.
However simply because White calls Trump a buddy doesn’t imply he would ignore a name from someone like Obama if he ever needed to attend a UFC occasion on his personal.
“If President Obama known as and stated ‘hey, I’d like to come back see a struggle,’ we’d be like ‘yeah, purchase some tickets and good luck’ or no matter,” White stated with amusing. “No, the sitting president or an ex-President of america needs to come back to your occasion, you deal with them with respect.”
Given the scale and stature of the UFC White Home card, it’s secure to imagine there’s going to be loads of high-profile company attending that occasion, but it surely stays to be seen if any former presidents make an look alongside Trump.
