UFC chief Dana White says he’s ‘nobody’s puppet’ in ringing endorsement speech for pal Trump
UFC chief Dana White gave a ringing endorsement speech for his friend of 25 years, Donald Trump.
The former president asked White to speak at the RNC and only gave him one piece of advice: “Think of it as the biggest fight you’ve ever had.”
The UFC head said Trump was also “fighting for the future of this country” — but what struck him the most about the invitation was the 45th president also expressed he was “concerned about interrupting my trip.”
“The mainstream media likes to push the narrative that he doesn’t care about anybody but himself,” White said.
“I absolutely know that’s not the truth because I’ve known this guy for 25 years,” he added.
![Dana White, CEO of Ultimate Fighting Championship, speaks on Day 4 of the Republican National Convention (RNC), at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S., July 18, 2024.](https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/dana-white-ceo-ultimate-fighting-85676751.jpg?w=1024)
“Nobody in the Trump campaign told me what to say, nobody tells me what to say and I’m nobody’s puppet,” he thundered.
“I know President Trump as a fighter,” he also said. “I’m in the tough guy business and this guy is the toughest, most resilient I’ve seen in my life”