Former President Donald Trump sat cageside with his eldest daughter Ivanka at UFC 299 in Florida on Saturday after holding a rally in Georgia hours earlier.
President Trump entered the Caseya Center in Miami, Florida with UFC President Dana White to loud cheers as Kid Rock’s “American Badass.” It was blaring from the arena speakers.
The presumptive Republican nominee greeted several people in the front row and shook hands with Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy and former ESPN host Sage Steele before addressing the crowd. waved at.
President Trump was joined by his daughter Ivanka and son-in-law Jared Kushner, who were there to watch the Sean O’Malley vs. Marlon Vera match.
Hours earlier, Trump had traveled to Rome, Georgia, for a campaign rally and criticized President Joe Biden for blundering the name of murdered Georgia nursing student Laken Riley during Thursday’s State of the Union address. denounced.
Trump also met with Riley’s family shortly before making his first remarks since winning 14 of 15 Super Tuesday primaries.
“He got Laken’s name wrong. Lincoln. He’s confusing her with the football coach,” President Trump said, referring to University of Southern California football coach Lincoln Michael Riley.
President Trump said of Riley’s friends and family, “We share in your grief,” adding that Riley is “in the home of God in heaven.”
The president’s gaffe comes during Biden’s speech to a joint session of Congress, when he brought up the murdered coed and called her alleged killer an “illegal person” rather than an “illegal alien.” It all started at that time.
“Lincoln – Lincoln Riley, an innocent young woman who was killed by an illegal alien,” Biden said, both misspelling Laken Riley’s name, a statement most Democrats consider politically incorrect. The terminology used was used.
During his speech, Trump also rejected attempts by the Biden campaign to take advantage of the president’s age. assets.
“I don’t think he’s a good person, I don’t think he’s a nice person, I think he’s a corrupt person,” Trump said of his potential rival. “Age doesn’t matter.”
“This is not an age issue, this is an ability issue. They have to stop,” the 45th president added.
Trump’s campaign told the Post that he will officially confirm the Republican presidential nomination next week.
Trump needs to win at least 1,215 delegates in each state’s primaries and caucuses to mathematically secure the nomination.
Mr. Trump, who had 1,075 delegates as of early Sunday morning, will have nomination contests in Georgia, Hawaii, Mississippi and Washington (161 delegates total) after all his challengers have withdrawn. It is expected to arrive without difficulty on Tuesday.
