Former President Donald Trump entered Madison Square Garden for Saturday night’s UFC fights to a loud ovation from the crowd, flanked by an entourage of Kid Rock, Tucker Carlson, Dana White and his son Don Jr.
The 45th President, a well-known boxing and mixed martial arts fan, arrived at UFC 295 moments before the highly anticipated pay-per-view event began.
Trump shook his fist and waved to the sold-out crowd as Kid Rock’s “American Badass” blasted through the iconic stadium before taking his front-row seats alongside his group of familiar faces.
Czech fighter Jiří Procházka will face Brazilian Alex Pereira for the light heavyweight title to headline the card.
Trump, the Republican presidential front-runner, reportedly traveled directly to New York immediately after holding a rally in New Hampshire to watch the fight.
Despite mounting legal problems and his refusal to participate in any primary debates, including the final GOP debate on Wednesday, he still maintains a commanding lead over his opponents ahead of the 2024 election.
Trump waves to the crowd at MSG.Zuffa LLC via Getty Images
The former commander in chief is currently polling at 55.6%, leaps and bounds ahead of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis at 14.1%, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley at 8 .7%, and Vivek Ramaswamy, with 5.3%, according to the latest national polling data compiled by FiveThirtyEight.
Trump also recently took the lead over President Biden in six of the seven major battleground states.
In an interview this week, the 77-year-old Republican suggested he would use the powers of the FBI and Justice Department to attack his political rivals if he wins the 2024 election, calling the allegations against him “pathetic” and a use of the power as a weapon. Justice Department.
Trump’s security team was seen backstage at Madison Square Garden. Paul Martinka Trump entered the arena just as the main card was scheduled to begin at 10 p.m. Paul Martinka
The former president faces a federal criminal charge for allegedly hiding confidential White House documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, then lying to federal authorities who sought the documents.
He is also charged federally with conspiring to overturn the results of the 2020 election related to the Jan. 6 riot.
At the state level, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg charged Trump with 34 charges for allegedly paying hush money to porn star Stormy Daniels and others during the 2016 cycle.
In Georgia, Trump was accused of trying to overturn the election results in that state.
In total, he faces 91 felony charges.
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