Trump hit with SHOCK FALLOUT after Michelle Obama comment at UFC fight

At yesterday's UFC match on the White. House lawn, this moment made national. news. >> Hey, shout out to Trump for having the. balls to put some like this on. >> [cheering]. >> And if I'm going to say anything, THERE'S ONLY ONE PERSON MORE INCREDIBLE. THAN THE Incredible Hulk, and that's my. lord and savior, Jesus Christ. >> [cheering]. >> NOW, LISTEN. ALEX PEREIRA, I WANT A SHAMA ON YOUR MAMA.

And lastly, MICHELLE OBAMA IS A MAN. AM I RIGHT, AMERICA? >> LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, JOSH BARNETT. >> OBVIOUSLY, a disgusting and. reprehensible comment, not only to be. made at the White House, at an official. White House event, but also just in. general, in life. For a grown-ass man to. think that that's clever or funny is. really just a testament to the mental.

stuntedness that this guy suffers from. And I know that the right is going to. claim that Donald Trump can't be held. responsible for what somebody else says. at this event. And he might have. plausible deniability if this fighter. hadn't done the exact same kind of thing. in the past. >> OH, LAUREN. AND P.S., BRITTNEY GRINER IS A MAN. >> HOW ABOUT THAT? A guy who has a history. of saying derogatory things about black. women was invited to the White House. and said derogatory things about black.

women. Yes, how could we possibly blame. Trump for that? What's next? Blaming. Trump for the crimes that his pardoned. insurrectionists committed despite. knowing those people were dangerous? Come on. In fact, this fighter didn't. just make headlines for what he said. about Michelle Obama, he also did this. earlier in the event. >> Josh Barnett. So what? Maybe I was drinking last.

night. It's about who won it. Who wouldn't be? I have a. a giant black man that wants to. knock me out. He has the most knockouts. in. UFC history. >> He still, Josh. >> 231. 231. >> looking. >> the official weight for Josh Barnett. And ladies and gentlemen, if you would.

please. >> Now, I've seen reporting that this was a. bit. I personally doubt that he showed. up hungover and vomited on himself in. public, but then again, I wouldn't put. anything past somebody trashy enough to. say what he said about Michelle Obama. Now, even some outspoken Trump. supporters have pushed back on what. happened here. Here, for example, is. Dave Portnoy. >> There was one moment I do think Trump. has to denounce, and anybody associated. with it has to denounce, and that's that. crazy fighter guy. Um, I don't even have.

his name up here, but he won the fight, he took the microphone, and he made a. derogatory comments about Michelle. Obama. To me, that on the White House. lawn, now you. These are UFC guys, all right? They're. crazy, they're idiots. You have Sean. Strickland, who's one of the craziest. people of all time, to the point you. can't even pay attention to what he says. snuck in. But when you have that on the. White House lawn, an event you put down, I don't care what you think about the. Obamas or anything, that has to be an.

immediate denounce, like, wrong, doesn't. speak for me. I have no problem with the. event. I guess you run that risk because these. guys are lunatics, but that was the only. thing if Trump should denounce, he. should say that was totally wrong. The. event itself. Listen, the troops seem to love it. All. the people there seem to love it. I have. no problem with it. I think you're. crying over spilled milk if you are. upset about the actual event, but that. comment, if you're going to do it, own.

it and be like, we don't that that was. wrong and should never happen. No, >> I'm not sure who Portnoy thinks Donald. Trump is, but Trump will never denounce. anything, but especially not criticism. of Michelle Obama. You think he's going. to stick his neck out for her? Like, Portnoy has literally met Donald Trump. The notion that he thinks Trump is going. to backtrack goes to show that Portnoy. is just saying words regardless of their. relationship with reality. Here's. another one. >> Hey Shane, how'd you enjoy the night, man? >> It was pretty cool.

>> What do you think of Josh. Hawley's [laughter] strike? What do you think of What do you think. of him saying Michelle Obama is a man? >> Uh, I didn't love that. >> You didn't love it? How come? Why didn't you think? A lot of a lot of people have said the. opposite, that's why I'm. >> Oh, I don't like that. >> Trump's a. >> And yet, while some people were willing. to acknowledge the depravity of that. comment, you of course have people like. this who outright refuse to do so. >> And so, was it was it was everything you. hoped for? >> It was pretty great, yeah. A lot of. excitement. Yeah, it was a good time,

man. I I like the fights anyway, so. >> Yeah. >> Yeah, couple quick knockouts. And last. fight was pretty good. So, yeah, good. stuff. >> I got to ask, what do you think of Josh. Hawley saying Michelle Obama is a man? >> [laughter]. >> I think it was uh. It was probably the most unexpected. and unintentionally hilarious moment of. the night. The whole place kind of. erupted, so I think you see online like. that kind of blew up. >> I mean, it was kind of weird though, because you know, it's celebrating. America event, and then, you know, she's.

part of American history. >> That's absurd. You got to smile a little. bit. It's funny. Just joke around. It's. just He's Hawley. It's. It's Hawley. You're not. You're not here reading a Declaration of. Independence. >> Surprise, surprise. Dan Bongino thinks. it was funny. Here's what I think is. funny. Dan Bongino thinking that he has. any credibility as a guy who spent years. saying stuff like this. >> You wondering why we're not hearing more. about this Epstein case? I mean, the guy was only connected to. just about every major player in the. swamp internationally. And yet, you.

don't hear much about it. And what the. hell are they hiding with Jeffrey. Epstein? >> And yet, when he actually joined the. White House, joined the FBI, well, suddenly this was the story we were fed. >> Those two cases obviously are of. significant public interest. I'm just. telling you what we see in the file. I. am I just want to be crystal clear on. this. I am not asking anyone to believe me. I'm telling you what's there and what. isn't. >> Right. >> There is nothing in the file at this. point on the Epstein case. And there's. going to be a disclosure on this coming.

shortly. We are working through some. There is video. That is something the. public does. >> There's a video of him killing himself? >> No, no, not not the actual act. But. there the entire um MCC Bay, it was only. one camera. There were other There's. video that when you look at the video, and we will release that's what's taken. a while on this. We are working on. cleaning it up to make sure you have an. enhanced And we're going to give you the. original so you don't think there were. any shenanigans. You're going to see. there's no one there but him.

>> Right. >> There's just nobody there. So, I say to. people all the time, if you have a tip, let us know. But there's no DNA, there's. no audio, there's no fingerprints, there's no suspects, there's no. accomplices, there's no tips. There is. nothing. If you have it, I'm happy to. see it. There's video clear as day. He's. the only person in there and the only. person coming out. You can see it. >> So, if you're looking for funny, for. comedy, for humor, this guy going back. to an audience who now knows he's. completely full of is probably peak. humor, if you ask me. But all of that puts on full display.

just how ridiculous this statement was. by Dana White. >> Yeah, hopefully we we we we created some. unity uh in the country and in the world. and and uh. brought in some new fans. I hope that's what we walk away from. with tonight. >> Unity? You hosted an event at the White. House where one of the fighters called. President Obama's wife a man. Yes, truly. this event brought the country together. Bravo, Dana. Bravo. The reality is that nothing that Donald.

Trump does brings the country together, and it was never intended to. In fact, the whole reason that Trump focused on. UFC specifically is expressly because. that is the one sport where he is most. popular. This wasn't about mending. fences, it was always about doubling. down on where Trump already had the most. support. >> Trump loves the UFC so much? >> Yeah, yeah, yeah, okay, you know, we've. seen Donald Trump go to these UFC fights. before, right? We see that there may be. a UFC fights, you know, on the White. House lawn come this weekend. And you.

know, it's because the UFC and MMA is a. safe space. It is a safe space. It's a. nice place. It's warm and lovely for the. President of the United States. Party. Party ID league among fans of MMA. Look. at this. Republicans hold the lead among. MMA fans. Look at that, plus 14. Versus. soccer, if he goes to World Cup, I don't. think that's going to be friendly. territory for for the President. Look at. that. Democrats hold the party ID lead. there, a plus 12. And we know that. Donald Trump was booed at the Garden. Look at that, Democrats hold a 28-point. lead among fans of the NBA.

>> And look, I've said this before and I'll. say it again, I'm not against the UFC. I. wrestled for a decade. Combat sports are. a part of who I am, a part of who this. country is, but it is not the. government's job to host human. cockfighting because the god king wants. entertainment. This isn't Rome in the. Colosseum. And more importantly, we've. got people in this country who are. hurting, who can't afford food or. healthcare or housing, and the message. being sent to them right now is that. Trump is more focused on hosting blood. sports in his front lawn than helping.

anybody. And yet, this is who Trump is. He is in it for himself. That's why he. spent his presidency building himself a. ballroom, buying himself a jet, repaving. the Rose Garden for himself, slapping. his name on the Kennedy Center, putting. banners with his own face on it on the. side of government buildings, trying to. build a new arch. This is about Trump, which would be bad enough by itself, but. even worse given the fact that the. entire pitch he gave to voters was that. he would finally usher in an America. First agenda. He would finally focus on. the little guy, the forgotten person.

Apparently, that meant cutting. healthcare and food assistance while. boosting his own net worth $4 billion. Yeah, real populist champion we've got. there. And what's worse, we can expect it from. Trump. He has been conning people his. entire life. This is who he is at his. core, from stiffing contractors in the. '80s and '90s to now wasting billions of. dollars in taxpayer money on his own. birthday celebrations. But the rest of. the GOP lets him. They have the power, as a co-equal branch of government, to. serve as a check on him, but they won't.

They're all too collectively chicken. that they outright refuse to lift a. finger to stop him. They are there to. serve not their constituents, but rather. to contract every ounce of power to dear. leader, because their only actual. allegiance is to him. The Republican Party more broadly. promised America First, but the only. person thriving in this country right. now is the guy sitting in the Oval. Office. >> [music]. >> Before you go, I'm very excited to. announce that I've written a new book. titled The Day After: How to wield power.

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