When Donald Trump arrived at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night for UFC 295—an ultimate fighting title match, he was greeted largely with warmth. Yet, not everybody in the New York audience was overjoyed to meet the former president. The former president appears to be giving actress Nia Renee Hill, comedian Bill Burr’s wife, the middle finger as he stares out at the crowd, unaware that she is making the gesture.
Donald Trump not welcomed happily by Bill Burr’s wife
Following the preliminary matches, Mr. Trump, along with UFC president Dana White and former Fox News anchor Tucker Carlson, entered the arena. Among the 19,000 spectators were Kid Rock and his son Donald Trump Jr.
Mr. Trump, a frequent visitor to the UFC, had already made an appearance on Saturday at a rally in New Hampshire.
Despite facing 91 charges in four distinct criminal cases and the possibility of having his corporate empire broken up from a civil fraud prosecution in New York, the former president is leading the Republican presidential primary by a wide margin.
In Saturday Night Live’s cold open, he was mocked for his lack of participation in the most recent GOP presidential debate and his ongoing influence over voters.
Burr and his spouse sat ringside on Saturday, the night after Burr’s own sold-out concert at Madison Square Garden, where the co-main event featured a victory by Brazilian light heavyweight contender Alex Pereira over Czech fighter Jiri Procházka.
In the secondary event, Russian Sergei Pavlovich was eliminated by British heavyweight Tom Aspinall within the first seventy seconds of the opening frame. Aspinall was a late substitute for the injured Jon Jones.
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