UFC head Dana White introduces Trump before headline RNC address as 'toughest, most resilient human being that I have ever met'

UFC President Dana White introduced Donald Trump's header reside pinch a tribute to his longtime friend arsenic nan 'toughest, astir resilient quality being' wherever he choked backmost emotion.

After White agreed to speak conscionable earlier Trump, nan ex-president texted him and thanked him. He apologized for nan truth that he would person to trim retired early connected a family trip.

'Think of it arsenic nan biggest conflict that you ever had. A conflict for our state and moreover nan world. I only wish you did not person to interrupt your family travel but I dream they understand, they emotion you, and they cognize really important this is,' Trump had said, according to White. 

'This man's moving for President of nan United States, he's fighting for nan early of this country, and he's concerned astir interrupting my family trip,' White said.

'This man is moving for president of nan United States. He is fighting for nan early of this country. He is concerned astir interrupting my family trip. That is nan president trump that I know. A man who genuinely cares astir people,' he went on. 

'The mainstream media likes to push nan communicative that he does not attraction astir anybody but himself. But I cognize that is not nan truth because I person been friends pinch this feline for 25 years.' 

'This man is nan toughest, astir resilient quality being that I person ever met successful my life,' he said, tearing up successful an affectional tribute.

'How awesome was Dana?' Trump said successful his ain address. 'He was connected astir apt nan only picnic he's taken, ever.' The erstwhile president said White had promised his woman nan picnic for 'many years,' but White's woman told him 'you can't move [Trump] down.'  

White and Trump's relationship dates backmost decades, aft Trump welcomed nan UFC into his now-defunct 'Trump Taj Mahal' successful New Jersey amid a run to prohibition nan athletics that precocious Sen. John McCain erstwhile branded arsenic 'human cockfighting.' 

'This marque was truthful bad, venues didn't moreover want us. Arenas didn't want us,' White said successful 2022. 

But erstwhile New Jersey legalized nan athletics successful 2000, 'Trump virtually called us. He said 'Come to my place, do nan arena here. We'll person you astatine nan Trump Taj Mahal.' 

Not without controversy, White past twelvemonth apologized for slapping his woman after nan brushwood was caught connected video. 

The 55-year-old White, who has an estimated worthy of $500million aft building nan UFC up into a world money-spinning franchise, has been joined to his woman for 27 years, since 1996, and they person 3 children together. 

They were celebrating New Year's Eve astatine El Squid Roe successful Cabo San Lucas. Video shows White appearing to opportunity thing to Anne, who reacts by slapping him. He past slaps her backmost earlier nan brace are divided up.

The UFC main said: 'My woman and I were retired Saturday nighttime connected New Year's Eve. Unfortunately that is what happened.'

'I americium 1 of nan guys who says location is never, ever an excuse for a feline to put his hands connected a female and now present I americium connected TMZ talking astir it.

'This is 1 of those situations that is horrible. I americium embarrassed. We person 3 kids and since nan video popped up, we person shown nan kids and we are much focused connected our family correct now.