Annie Karni, the White House correspondent for the New York Times, tweeted on Tuesday that the President is tentatively scheduled to attend UFC 244 at Madison Square Garden in New York.
President Donald Trump began his week by attending Game 5 of the World Series at Nationals Park, where he was roundly booed by Washington Nationals fans when he appeared on the scoreboard during a salute to the military. He may end it by trying his hand at another sporting event.
Weekend Plans: Trump is tentatively scheduled to go to NYC to attend an MMA event at Madison Square Garden on Sat night, per sources.— Annie Karni October 29, 2019Trump, who has promoted both boxing and MMA shows in the past, last attended a fight when he went to the Gennady Golovkin-David Lemieux middleweight title boxing match at Madison Square Garden in Oct., 2015.
Trump is a long-time friend of White. White spoke on behalf of Trump at the Republican National Convention in 2016 in Cleveland, and attended Trump’s victory party after the election. He has had dinner with Trump several times since Trump has been in office, including last week.
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