Fans cheered, waved flags and chanted “USA” as former president Donald Trump arrived at UFC 264 to watch the main event, the clash between Dustin Poirier and Conor McGregor in Las Vegas.
Trump came through the fighter tunnel just prior to the welterweight fight between Gilbert Burns and Stephen Thompson. The enormous ovation from the crowd showed the former president’s popularity with many Americans.
The former president was the declared “the real winner tonight” in a tweet from The Columbia Bugle. The video from Sky News offered a clear look at Trump’s continued influence.
The 45th president then traveled to Dallas, Texas, to deliver the keynote address at the Conservative Political Action Conference which continued to fuel speculation he will run for the White House again.
He said at the event, “WE will lead the conservative movement and the Republican Party back to victory, and it will be a greater victory than this party has ever had. We will take back the House, we will take back the Senate… we will take back that glorious White House.”
In a straw poll taken at the latest CPAC, 70 per cent of attendees nominated Trump as their preferred presidential candidate, with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis second at 21 per cent support. Check it out now!