Frontier Airlines says they’re all about “inclusion,” but that inclusion wasn’t very evident in the airline’s treatment of Russian mixed-martial artist Khabib Nurmagomedov.
Khabib was escorted off a flight by Frontier Airlines after a dispute over whether he could stay in his emergency row exit seat. The all-time great fighter was on his way to Southern California to help train his cousin for a fight on Saturday — a fight that Jeremy’s Razors is sponsoring. 
While sitting in his seat on the emergency exit row awaiting takeoff, Khabib <a href="https://x.com/TeamKhabib/status/1878562981296165094" target="_blank" rel="noopener">alleged</a> that he was approached by a woman “who comes to me with questions was very rude from the very beginning, even though I speak very decent English and can understand everything and agreed to assist, she still insists on removing me from my seat.”
Khabib added, “What was the base for that, racial, national or other one, I&#8217;m not sure.
But after 2 minutes of conversation, she called security and I was deplaned from this aircraft, after 1.5 hour I boarded another airline one and left to my destination. I did my best to stay calm and respectful as you can see on the video. But those crew members could do better next time and just be nice with clients.” 
According to a statement Frontier Airlines gave to <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/13/sport/khabib-nurmagomedov-frontier-airlines-plane-spt-intl/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CNN</a>, “a flight attendant initiated the customary briefing for exit row passengers” and Khabib, “who was seated in an exit row, was asked multiple times if he was willing and able to assist in the event of an emergency.”
“According to the flight attendant, Mr. Nurmagomedov did not respond, despite repeated attempts, which placed him in non-compliance with FAA requirements. As a result, he was asked to move to a different upgraded seat which he refused to do,” the statement added. “Therefore, in accordance with airline and FAA policy, he was asked to deplane. The decision to deplane the customer was in no way related to his ethnicity and we have refunded him and his traveling companions for their flights.”
Frontier Airlines — which has gone out of its way to preach the diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI message, saying that “The Sky is for Everyone” — apparently didn’t believe the sky was for Khabib, at least not on that plane. 
A video on social media shows part of the interaction between Khabib and a gate agent who came on the plane to confront the fighter after a flight attendant complained. In the video, Khabib tells the gate agent that he knows English and can help assist in the emergency exit row. He added that the flight attendant “doesn’t understand what she’s talking about.” 
“It’s not about the language,” the agent said, adding, “So what we’re going to do is we’re either gonna have you switch your seat or because my flight attendants are not allowing you to sit in the exit row or you’re gonna have to get off this plane and then we’ll have to re-book you.” 
“Because of what?” Khabib asked. 
“Because they’re not comfortable with you sitting in the emergency exit row.” 
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Frontier sent a statement to MMA Junkie on Monday, <a href="https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2025/01/frontier-airlines-khabib-nurmagomedov-statement" target="_blank" rel="noopener">saying</a>, that the videos on social media do not “capture” the entire interaction “and instead show a subsequent interaction after a gate agent entered the plane and reiterated the option to be reseated.”
As a result of the customer’s initial unresponsiveness and repeated declinations of a seat change, he was asked to deplane per airline and FAA policy. The decision to deplane the customer was in no way related to his ethnicity, and we have refunded him and his traveling companions for their flights,” Frontier stated.  
Frontier Airlines is a major supporter of woke causes such as <a href="https://www.flyfrontier.com/diversity-equity-inclusion/?mobile=true" target="_blank" rel="noopener">DEI</a> and LGBTQ “Pride Month,” <a href="https://www.flyfrontier.com/travel-tails/posts/2024/our-people/the-sky-is-for-everyone/?mobile=true#:~:text=Lesbian%2C%20Gay%2C%20Bisexual%2C%20Transgender%2C%20and%20Queer%20(LGBTQ+),Daniel%20Gilbert%20has%20worked%20for%20Frontier%20for" target="_blank" rel="noopener">writing</a> in 2022, “Every June we celebrate Pride Month, which commemorates the triumphs and challenges of the LGBTQIA+ community.” 
Khabib will coach his cousin, Umar Nurmagomedov, for his upcoming fight against Merab Dvalishvili for gold in UFC 311 on Saturday in Inglewood, California, sponsored by <a href="https://www.jeremysrazors.com/collections/bestsellers/products/precision-5-trial-kit-2?selling_plan=3820880085" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jeremy’s Razors. Shave Boldly, Live Freely. Order a Jeremy’s Razors starter set today</a>.
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Even retail stores have decided to capitalize on the “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/top-usa-soccer-player-does-trump-dance-after-goal" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Trump Dance</a>” in honor of President-elect Donald Trump, which became a viral hit during the 2024 election.
Christmas shoppers in Manhattan noticed the apparent Trump dance moves by a pair of animatronic mannequins showing off colorful puffer coats in a window display of the women’s clothing store Aritzia, the <a href="https://nypost.com/2024/12/22/us-news/automated-window-displays-at-nyc-aritzia-stores-appear-to-do-trump-dance/?utm_campaign=nypost&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter">New York Post</a> reported.
Those who saw the Fifth Avenue store window appeared to celebrate the display and praised the creativity, the outlet noted.
“There’s a new president, so [the display] isn’t bad to us,” one passerby said. “Maybe it is for some people.”
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🚨 TRUMP&#8217;S AMERICA: Fashion brand Aritzia mannequins are doing the Trump dance on 5th Avenue &#8211; located on the same road as Trump Tower.
The dance is utterly contagious, it&#8217;s even seeped into deep-blue New York City.<a href="https://t.co/SCF6GjANRt">pic.twitter.com/SCF6GjANRt</a>
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) <a href="https://twitter.com/EricLDaugh/status/1870595233429557546?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 21, 2024</a></blockquote>
“It’s an attention-getter,” a tourist named Chris, who was shopping with his family from West Palm Beach, Florida, said.
Chris’s wife, Kam, said, “And if it is [the Trump dance], it’s OK. You can like it or hate it.”
Some even stopped by to watch the dancing coats while others joined in on the fun, according to a video by the Post.
Caroline, a Baltimore, Md., resident, said, “That is how he [Trump] dances,” before demonstrating the moves.
“It looks like it,” she added. “But I guess a lot of people dance like that. Trump is just the one that’s in front of the cameras all the time.”
“I definitely see it,’’ Ray, a Los Angeles tourist, said when asked about the similarities between the mannequins and President-elect Trump’s moves.
Despite the similarities, a source with knowledge told the outlet that the mannequins&#8217; gestures were “definitely just generic dance moves” that are “not intended to mimic anything or anyone.”
It became a trend on social media after supporters made videos of themselves doing the same dance moves that Trump often did when he danced to the Village People’s “Y.M.C.A.” at his numerous campaign rallies.
NFL players from across the league and other stars in the sports world started celebrating their individual victories by doing the viral <a href="https://x.com/TrumpWarRoom/status/1858267401533714552">dance</a> sensation.
Las Vegas Raiders tight end Brock Bowers made the Trump-esque dance moves when he scored a touchdown after he caught a 23-yard pass late in the third quarter against the Miami Dolphins in Week 17 of this year. 
During the Detroit Lions game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Za’Darius Smith and Malcolm Rodriguez celebrated their team’s defensive stop by also doing the funny <a href="https://x.com/Lions/status/1858247510399095080">Trump-esque dance</a> moves.
Tennessee Titans players Calvin Ridley and Nick Westbrook-Ikhine busted out the Trump moves ahead of what appeared to be a touchdown during the team’s game against the Minnesota Vikings.
The viral dance even made an appearance at the Concacaf Nations League Quarterfinals in St. Louis, when U.S. men’s soccer star Christian Pulisic <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/top-usa-soccer-player-does-trump-dance-after-goal">celebrated</a> making the first goal in the team’s 4-2 victory against Jamaica by rocking the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/viral-trump-dance-takes-over-nfl-ufc">viral dance moves</a>.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/viral-trump-dance-takes-over-nfl-ufc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Viral ‘Trump’ Dance Takes Over NFL, UFC</a>

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Jeremy’s Razors, America’s top woke-free razor company, is now the official razor partner of the UFC, the world’s premiere mixed martial arts (MMA) organization. 
Fresh off another year of success, Jeremy’s Razors is expanding its marketing partnership with the UFC, which will result in the razor company being showcased at major UFC events. 
“At Jeremy’s Razors, we believe you shouldn’t have to take a punch without throwing one back,” said Jeremy Boreing, Co-founder and Co-CEO, of The Daily Wire. “Americans are tired of giving their money to woke corporations that hate them. They’re looking for alternatives&#8211; organizations that celebrate strength and masculinity without apology, like Jeremy’s Razors. When we launched our company in 2022, one of our very first customers was Dana White. We’re proud to stand beside him now as the Official Razor Partner of UFC.”
The UFC-Jeremy’s Razors partnership means that Jeremy’s Razors will get “prominent brand placement inside the world-famous Octagon® at select UFC Pay Per Views and Fight Nights,” according to a <a href="https://www.ufc.com/news/ufc-and-jeremys-razors-expand-partnership" target="_blank" rel="noopener">UFC press release</a>. Fans will also see Jeremy’s Razors in “all episodes of the popular live-fight series Dana White’s Contender Series and the groundbreaking reality series The Ultimate Fighter.”
Jeremy’s Razors will also be seen during UFC broadcasts which reach an estimated 975 million households worldwide. 
Jeremy’s Razors branding will first appear at UFC’s first Pay-Per-View of 2025, UFC 311, taking place at the Intuit Dome, in Inglewood, California, on Saturday, January 18.
“We couldn’t be more excited to expand our partnership with Jeremy’s Razors,” said Alex Kaptsan Vice President, Head of Entertainment &amp; Digital, Global Partnerships for TKO. “Jeremy’s Razors has been an excellent partner the last two seasons of The Ultimate Fighter, and we are elated to welcome them as a full-fledged official partner of UFC in 2025. Jeremy’s Razors is a challenger brand looking to unseat the status quo, and we’re looking forward to using the power and reach of UFC to introduce them to millions of new customers.”
The partnership comes after the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/introducing-jeremys-2nd-gen-razors-same-mission-new-razor-0-wokeness" target="_blank" rel="noopener">successful launch</a> of <a href="https://www.jeremysrazors.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jeremy’s Second Gen Razors</a>. The new <a href="https://www.jeremysrazors.com/products/precision-5-trial-kit-2?_pos=1&amp;_sid=27faa23c1&amp;_ss=r&amp;selling_plan=3820880085" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Precision 5</a> features a top-to-bottom redesign including an ergonomic handle that’s easy to hold and provides for superior durability. The new coated stainless steel blades are sharper and last longer.
Within hours of the <a href="https://www.jeremysrazors.com/products/precision-5-trial-kit-2?_pos=1&amp;_sid=27faa23c1&amp;_ss=r&amp;selling_plan=3820880085" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Second Gen’s release</a>, <a href="https://www.jeremysrazors.com/collections/black-friday-24" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jeremy’s Razors</a> became the hottest men’s razor on <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D55RDLBQ/ref=twister_B0D77DB74P?_encoding=UTF8&amp;psc=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Amazon</a>, surpassing brands such as Dollar Shave Club, Manscaped, and Beard King.
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UFC CEO <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/dana-white" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dana White</a> said in a new interview that was published this week that he is finished with politics for good after President-elect Donald Trump won re-election this month, saying he wants nothing to do with the political world.
“I’m never f***ing doing this again,” White <a href="https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/donald-trumps-ufc-victory-party" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. “I want nothing to do with this s***. It’s gross. It’s disgusting. I want nothing to do with politics.”
White made the remarks during an interview with The New Yorker that profiled Trump’s relationship with the UFC and how showing up to fights helped him connect with young male voters — one of the key demographics that propelled him to victory over Vice President Kamala Harris.
“Donald Trump is tougher and more badass than anybody,” White told the interviewer. “You can only pray that you’re a quarter of the man that Donald Trump was when a guy tried to take seven shots at his head with a high powered rifle with a f***ing scope on it.”
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White not only provided a platform for Trump at UFC fights, he also made appearances at some of Trump’s most important events, like his rally at Madison Square Garden in New York and the Republican National Convention.
“As the U.F.C. has grown, there’s been a lot of people that have jumped on the bandwagon and became fans,” White said. “Trump was there from the beginning.”
Trump regularly attends UFC fights with his closest allies, which have recently included Elon Musk, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Tulsi Gabbard, Kid Rock, and more.
White noted that Trump attending fights and going on popular podcasts played a significant role in his victory over Harris.
“You’re getting conversations in these podcasts, and you yourself, as a young kid, get to really see who Donald Trump is,” White explained. “Not the bulls*** you hear from the far-left media.”

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Hall of Fame football legend <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/brett-favre">Brett Favre</a> weighed in on whether the NFL will crack down on players who have celebrated victories by doing the viral “Trump” dance.
On Tuesday, speaking to <a href="https://x.com/foxnews/status/1858903118349476245?s=46&amp;t=yVg_AIbZC0FnyCtU4qPVYw">Fox News</a>, the 55-year-old former Green Bay Packers star QB was asked about the dance that’s sweeping the sports world and whether he thinks the league will fine players or institute some kind of ban to get <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/nfl-reportedly-looking-into-fine-against-bosa-for-flashing-maga-hat-on-tv" target="_blank" rel="noopener">players to stop showing support</a> on the field for Trump.
“I find it hard to believe that the NFL would crack down on this ‘Trump’ dance,” Favre told the outlet. “I really do. I would hope that they wouldn’t.”
NFL players from across the league have also started celebrating their individual victories by doing the <a href="https://x.com/TrumpWarRoom/status/1858267401533714552">dance</a>, which has become a viral sensation. 
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INSTANT REPLAY: <a href="https://twitter.com/BrettFavre?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BrettFavre</a> shares his reaction to the viral Trump dance taking the NFL by storm — and whether the league will punish players for showing their apparent support of the president-elect on the field. <a href="https://t.co/4APO7Xh6Q7">pic.twitter.com/4APO7Xh6Q7</a>
— Fox News (@FoxNews) <a href="https://twitter.com/FoxNews/status/1858903118349476245?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 19, 2024</a></blockquote>
It became a trend on social media after supporters made videos of themselves doing the same dance moves that Trump often did when he danced to the Village People’s “Y.M.C.A.” at his numerous campaign rallies.
Las Vegas Raiders tight end Brock Bowers did the Trump-esque dance moves when he scored a touchdown on Sunday, after he caught a 23-yard pass late in the third quarter to give the Raiders 12 points against the Miami Dolphins&#8217; 17.
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And while those watching the game live saw Bowers’ dance in the end zone — and then a shot of Raiders’ owner Mark Davis reacting to the TD — the victory celebration seemed to be missing from the post “NFL on CBS” made on X, <a href="https://www.outkick.com/sports/nfl-cbs-caught-editing-trump-dance-out-raiders-touchdown-celebration">OutKick</a> noted.
The <a href="https://x.com/NFLonCBS/status/1858239347444564173">social media post</a> showed the 23-yard catch and then cut straight to the shot of Davis in his suite.
But Bowers wasn’t the only NFL player rocking the dance moves.
During the Detroit Lions game, Za’Darius Smith and Malcolm Rodriguez celebrated their team’s defensive stop on Sunday against the Jacksonville Jaguars, also by doing the funny <a href="https://x.com/Lions/status/1858247510399095080">Trump-esque dance</a> moves.
Tennessee Titans players Calvin Ridley and Nick Westbrook-Ikhine busted out the Trump moves ahead of what appeared to be a touchdown during the team’s game against the Minnesota Vikings.
The viral dance even made an appearance on Monday at the Concacaf Nations League Quarterfinals in St. Louis, when U.S. men’s soccer star Christian Pulisic <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/top-usa-soccer-player-does-trump-dance-after-goal">celebrated</a> making the first goal in the team’s 4-2 victory against Jamaica by rocking the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/viral-trump-dance-takes-over-nfl-ufc">viral dance moves</a>.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/viral-trump-dance-takes-over-nfl-ufc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Viral ‘Trump’ Dance Takes Over NFL, UFC</a>

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Brett Favre Weighs In On Whether Or Not NFL Will Crack Down On ‘Trump’ Dancing

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UFC President Dana White spoke about his friendship with former President Donald Trump on Thursday night during his speech at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.
White said he received a call from Trump two weeks ago asking if he would be willing to speak at the event and that the former president was concerned about interrupting the time White spent with his family.
&#8220;He&#8217;s fighting for the future of this country and he&#8217;s concerned about interrupting my family trip. That&#8217;s the President Trump that I know. A man who truly cares about people,&#8221; he said. &#8220;The mainstream media likes to push the narrative that he doesn&#8217;t care about anyone but himself. I absolutely know that&#8217;s not the truth because I&#8217;ve been friends with this guy for 25 years. And for the people who know me, they&#8217;ll know this is true.&#8221;
&#8220;I&#8217;m in the tough guy business and this man is the toughest, most resilient human being that I&#8217;ve ever met in my life,&#8221; he later added. &#8220;The higher the stakes, the harder he fights and this guy never ever gives up. So what&#8217;s at stake here? The answer is in President Trump&#8217;s text and I quote &#8216;a fight for our country&#8217;.&#8221;
White said that Trump &#8220;is a proven leader, a fearless leader, and this country was in a much better place when he was in the Oval Office.&#8221;
He also called Trump &#8220;a real American bad*ss,&#8221; which comes just days after Trump was shot during an assassination attempt at a campaign rally in western Pennsylvania.
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WATCH: <a href="https://twitter.com/danawhite?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@danawhite</a> on the choice Americans will make this fall:
“I know I’m gonna choose strength and security. I know I’m gonna choose opportunity and prosperity. I know I’m gonna choose real American leadership and a real American badass.” <a href="https://t.co/dTwEAKxlkw">pic.twitter.com/dTwEAKxlkw</a>
— Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) <a href="https://twitter.com/SteveGuest/status/1814131442210775511?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 19, 2024</a></blockquote>

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Taylor Wily, who starred in the remake of &#8220;Hawaii Five-O&#8221; and &#8220;Forgetting Sarah Marshall,&#8221; died on Thursday. He was 56 years old.
Wily’s death was confirmed on Hawaii&#8217;s KITV 4 Island News by musician Lina Girl Langi, one of his close friends.
&#8220;It is with a heavy heart that I share the news of the passing of a Hawaii celebrity who was also a family friend,&#8221; Langi said. &#8220;Taylor Wily, former wrestler, MMA fighter and actor passed away today in Hurricane, Utah.&#8221;
&#8220;He would look physically menacing until you just folded right into a hug, and that was it,&#8221; she added. &#8220;My heart is breaking.&#8221;
Michael J. Henderson, Wily&#8217;s manager, <a href="https://ew.com/taylor-wily-dead-hawaii-five-0-forgetting-sarah-marshall-8667237#:~:text=Taylor%20Wily%2C%20the%20Samoan%20actor,He%20was%2056.">told</a> Entertainment Weekly that he died from natural causes and no further details would be available at this time.
Wily, born Teila Tuli, was born in Hawaii in 1968 and started his career in the Japanese sport of sumo wrestling in the 1980s and had a successful run, becoming &#8220;the first foreign-born wrestler to win the championship in the third-highest Makushita division,&#8221; according to <a href="https://people.com/hawaii-five-0-actor-taylor-wily-dead-at-56-8667178">People</a>.
He later went on to fight in the first UFC fight in 1993, losing to UFC fighter Gerard Gordeau.
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Despite his enormous size and previous career as a professional fighter, he was widely remembered by those who knew him as a &#8220;gentle giant.&#8221;
Wily appeared in seven episodes of the original &#8220;Magnum P.I.&#8221; and appeared in the 2008 romantic comedy “Forgetting Sarah Marshall.”
He is best known for his role as Kamekona on CBS&#8217;s remake of &#8220;Hawaii Five-O,&#8221; where he appeared in more than 170 episodes during the show&#8217;s 10-year run from 2010 to 2020.
“Hawaii Five-O” and “Magnum P.I.” executive producer Peter Lenkov posted on social media that he was &#8220;devastated&#8221; and &#8220;heartbroken&#8221; by the news.
“You came in with a towel on your head mopping up sweat, and I was smitten. You charmed me into making you a regular… on the show… and in my life. You were family. And I will miss you every day, brother,” he said in a follow-up post. “PS: when we spoke last week, we laughed at how right you were from Day 1. Five-0 was our dream job. And I was so lucky we got to share that magic together.”

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Former President Donald Trump received thunderous applause at UFC 302 in New Jersey on Saturday night, one of his first public appearances since a New York jury convicted him of 34 felony counts.
Trump walked into the venue with Dana White, the president of UFC, to a standing ovation. He shook hands with attendees and greeted the judges before taking his seat.
Videos posted to social media showed the crowd chanting, &#8220;<a href="https://x.com/ShawnMcCreesh/status/1797093160331432037">F*** Joe Biden</a>&#8221; and &#8220;<a href="https://x.com/Travis_4_Trump/status/1797095632206741615">We want Trump</a>.&#8221;
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President Donald Trump is in the building! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UFC302?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#UFC302</a> | LIVE on TNT Sports &amp; discovery+ <a href="https://t.co/5GxqLnWbzI">pic.twitter.com/5GxqLnWbzI</a>
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🇺🇸 Donald Trump 🤝 Aaron Rodgers 🤝 Theo Von 🇺🇸<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UFC302?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#UFC302</a> | LIVE on TNT Sports &amp; discovery+ <a href="https://t.co/gaU20Djtv2">pic.twitter.com/gaU20Djtv2</a>
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The former president also received recognition from multiple fighters during the event.
“President Trump, you’re the man, bro. It is a damn travesty what they are doing to you. I’ll be donating to you, my man. Let’s get it done,” Sean Strickland, the former UFC middleweight champion, said in his victory speech from the octagon.
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BREAKING: Former UFC champion Sean Strickland shouts out Trump in his post-fight victory speech. 
“President Trump, you’re the man… It is a d*mn travesty what they are doing to you. I’ll be donating to you, my man.” <a href="https://t.co/aXeGE97kQe">pic.twitter.com/aXeGE97kQe</a>
&mdash; Leading Report (@LeadingReport) <a href="https://twitter.com/LeadingReport/status/1797122576264921337?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 2, 2024</a></blockquote>
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WATCH: After UFC fighter Kevin Holland wins the match, he goes and shakes President Trumps hand.
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UFC middleweight Kevin Holland, who snapped his opponent&#8217;s arm during his match, climbed out of the octagon after his win to talk to Trump.
“I just apologized because the first time I hopped out of the cage when he was there I didn’t speak to him,&#8221; Holland <a href="https://heavy.com/sports/ufc/kevin-holland-celebrates-with-donald-trump-302/">reportedly</a> said.
On Thursday, Trump was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/verdict-trump-found-guilty-on-all-charges-in-hush-money-case">convicted</a> on 34 counts in the case brought by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg over hush money payments to porn actress Stormy Daniels in 2016. After the verdict was read, Trump slammed the trial as a politically motivated setup. The former president said the “real verdict” will be delivered on Election Day.
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America has never seen a movement like this. 
“We want Trump” chants breaking out everywhere <a href="https://t.co/74oWIDUODD">pic.twitter.com/74oWIDUODD</a>
&mdash; 🇺🇸Travis🇺🇸 (@Travis_4_Trump) <a href="https://twitter.com/Travis_4_Trump/status/1797095632206741615?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 2, 2024</a></blockquote>
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“This was a disgrace. This was a rigged trial by a conflicted judge who was corrupt,” Trump said. “It’s a rigged trial, a disgrace. They wouldn’t give us a venue change. We were at 5% or 6% in this district, in this area. This was a rigged, disgraceful trial. The real verdict is going to be November 5 by the people. And they know what happened here. And everybody knows what happened here.”
President Joe Biden&#8217;s campaign, which polling shows is behind Trump in several battleground states, used the verdict in Trump’s trial as a fundraising pitch. 
“The stakes have never been higher — democracy, personal rights and freedoms, and the future of our economy are all on the line,” one email <a href="https://apnews.com/article/biden-response-trump-convictions-hush-money-case-52d14817f4e715f9bc4c188a766d5738">said</a>.
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On Friday, Trump <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-says-he-is-the-political-prisoner-of-a-failing-nation">referred</a> to himself as a “POLITICAL PRISONER OF A FAILING NATION” in a post on his social media site, Truth Social. He said he would “SOON BE FREE” after the November election.
“After sitting for five weeks through that Rigged Trial in Lower Manhattan, which was surrounded by vast but unnecessary numbers of New York’s Finest in order to keep law abiding MAGA patriots away, and as I watched insignificant numbers of fully funded Radical Left troublemakers, with brand new and gleaming professionally made signs, screaming and cursing from areas said to be closed to us, and all others, I realized that Reason, Truth, and Love of our Country is no longer a force of Good and Change. These are Dark Days in America!” Trump wrote.
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Former President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/donald-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Donald Trump</a> appeared at UFC 299 in Miami on Saturday after holding a campaign rally in Georgia.
With <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/kid-rock-blasts-bud-light-for-partnering-with-trans-activist-dylan-mulvaney" target="_blank" rel="noopener">rock star Kid Rock</a>&#8216;s &#8220;American Badass&#8221; playing, Trump walked into the Kaseya Center alongside UFC CEO Dana White to loud cheers.
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DONALD TRUMP IS IN THE BUILDING! 🇺🇸<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UFC299?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#UFC299</a> | Live on TNT Sports &amp; discovery+ <a href="https://t.co/17fpb0T7bA">pic.twitter.com/17fpb0T7bA</a>
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A <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/he-was-a-legend-megan-fox-talks-trump-at-rowdy-ufc-arena" target="_blank" rel="noopener">fan of UFC</a> and having attended various fights over the years, Trump was joined at Saturday&#8217;s event by his daughter Ivanka Trump and son-in-law Jared Kushner. A <a href="https://www.ufc.com/news/main-card-results-highlights-winner-interviews-ufc-299-omalley-vs-vera-2#:~:text=on%20the%20roster.-,Sean%20O'Malley%20defeats%20Marlon%20Vera%20by%20unanimous%20decision%20(50,to%20close%20out%20UFC%20299." target="_blank" rel="noopener">number of fights</a> took place in the octagon, including Sean O’Malley <a href="https://www.espn.com/mma/story/_/id/39698333/sean-omalley-puts-show-routs-marlon-vera-ufc-299" target="_blank" rel="noopener">defeating</a> Marlon “Chito” Vera in the main event.
<a href="https://twitter.com/stephaniealai/status/1766676814900936921">According</a> to a Bloomberg reporter, at one point of the event, the crowd chanted &#8220;F*** Joe Biden.&#8221;
The former president posed for <a href="https://twitter.com/DanScavino/status/1766719449107743066" target="_blank" rel="noopener">photos</a> with Daily Wire host Candace Owens and NFL players Nick Bosa and Joe Burrow. Trump was also seen shaking hands with Barstool Sports founder <a href="https://twitter.com/CitizenFreePres/status/1766676789722599700" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dave Portnoy</a> and former ESPN host <a href="https://twitter.com/JasonMillerinDC/status/1766672308515524738" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sage Steele</a>.
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It’s fight night. Fighters only. <a href="https://twitter.com/PBDsPodcast?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PBDsPodcast</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/danawhite?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@danawhite</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/ufc?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ufc</a> <a href="https://t.co/fCQtzzVBCm">pic.twitter.com/fCQtzzVBCm</a>
&mdash; Candace Owens (@RealCandaceO) <a href="https://twitter.com/RealCandaceO/status/1766674295298650230?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 10, 2024</a></blockquote>
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.<a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@realDonaldTrump</a>, Nick Bosa, and Joe Burrow at <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UFC299?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#UFC299</a> in Miami, Florida… <a href="https://t.co/VUz3lBdfqR">pic.twitter.com/VUz3lBdfqR</a>
&mdash; Dan Scavino Jr.🇺🇸🦅 (@DanScavino) <a href="https://twitter.com/DanScavino/status/1766719449107743066?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 10, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Steele <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/longtime-espn-anchor-who-criticized-covid-mandates-leaving-network-to-exercise-first-amendment-rights" target="_blank" rel="noopener">parted ways</a> with ESPN last year after settling a lawsuit that alleged the network retaliated against her for making negative comments about COVID vaccine mandates and former President Barack Obama.
Trump is in the middle of running another campaign for the White House. After a dominant performance on Super Tuesday, Trump all but secured the GOP nomination when Nikki Haley dropped out of the race.
In Rome, Georgia, earlier on Saturday, Trump talked about the <a href="https://twitter.com/MAGAIncWarRoom/status/1766602411701879019" target="_blank" rel="noopener">election</a> and said he would <a href="https://twitter.com/MAGAIncWarRoom/status/1766608390392873141" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8220;demand justice&#8221;</a> for Laken Riley, the 22-year-old nursing student who was allegedly murdered by an illegal immigrant in Georgia last month.
He also spoke about the UFC, <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/ufc/article-13178755/Donald-Trump-UFC-299-Dana-White-Sean-OMalley.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to the Daily Mail</a>. &#8220;It&#8217;s the closest thing I can see really reflective of the election process that we have in this country, the UFC fights,&#8221; Trump said. &#8220;That may be a little tamer than the election business.&#8221;
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Trump gave a shout-out to White, who last year <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/dana-white-tells-ufc-sponsor-go-f-yourself-when-asked-to-delete-social-media-post-about-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> comedian and podcaster Theo Von that he once told one of the sponsors for his mixed martial arts organization to “go f*** yourself” when directed by the unnamed company to remove a post on his personal social media account that included Trump.
&#8220;Dana White has done a great job,&#8221; Trump said. &#8220;I hope he doesn&#8217;t run for office against me. He&#8217;s done a fantastic job. It&#8217;s an easier business than politics.&#8221;

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Spotify superstar <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/joe-rogan">Joe Rogan</a> is a man’s man in the classic sense of the phrase.
The comedian loves hunting, eating red meat, and combat sports. He’s been part of the UFC revolution for more than 20 years, providing color commentary for some of the sport’s biggest matches.
He looks as wide as he is tall, and it’s all muscle, not fat. So why does he attract so many female listeners?
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A <a href="https://business.yougov.com/content/47483-whos-listening-to-the-joe-rogan-experience-men-mostly" target="_blank" rel="noopener">2023 YouGov poll</a> found that Rogan’s podcast fan base leans younger and male.
No surprise there given the show’s content, Rogan’s personal interests, and the crush of male guests. He also curses like the proverbial sailor sans apology.
Yet <a href="https://variety.com/2024/digital/news/joe-rogan-renews-spotify-deal-not-exclusive-1235895424/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Variety’s announcement</a> of Rogan’s Spotify contract extension included this nugget:
<blockquote>Per Edison Research’s Q3 2023 survey of most listened-to podcasts, “The Joe Rogan Experience” ranked No. 1 for the period. In addition, “JRE” was the No. 2 most listened-to podcast for women 13 and older in the U.S., according to Edison.</blockquote>
Number two. And it’s not for lack of female-centric podcasts or alternatives across the pop culture landscape. And that includes true crime podcasts, <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2023/10/13/why-are-women-falling-asleep-to-true-crime-podcasts-and-tv-shows.html#:~:text=%22My%20research%20shows%20that%20women,what%20to%20do%20if%20kidnapped." target="_blank" rel="noopener">audio catnip for many women</a>.
Turns out women love Rogan, too. But why?
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Rogan is unapologetically male at a time when pop culture suggests that’s off limits. So-called “toxic masculinity” must be called out and avoided at all costs.
That message got through to Rogan.
“It’s become a disparaged term, to be a man,” <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IoE_VJ0UopM" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rogan said in an undated clip</a> from his podcast “The Joe Rogan Experience.”
“We are now around soft men and hard times. We’re in a time of ‘<a href="https://www.thedailystar.net/opinion/views/news/peterson-rogan-tate-the-cult-toxic-masculinity-3129491" target="_blank" rel="noopener">toxic masculinity’</a> where you can be toxically male,” he said <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5Za3RPE9uc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">in another talk</a> on the subject. “And if you’re suppressing masculinity, you’re going to bring on hard times.”
He dug deeper into the phrase last year with <a href="https://www.mediaite.com/podcasts/joe-rogan-goes-after-critics-who-believe-toxic-masculinity-is-an-indictment-of-all-men-thats-crazy/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">“The Punisher” star Jon Bernthal</a>.
<blockquote>There’s no term toxic femininity, right? But there’s toxic human beings, and some of them happen to be male and some of them happen to be female … but it’s not an indictment on male, you know, the male gender of the species. That’s crazy.</blockquote>
Rogan’s unabashedly male persona connects with his female flock.
It’s not unlike how women swoon over the Taylor Swift/Travis Kelce courtship. The couple represents an old-school romance, the prettiest girl at the prom and the gridiron hero scoring touchdowns for his sweetie.
Podcaster Karol Markowicz noticed a recent viral moment when Kelce moved past a security guard to open a car door for his squeeze during a Big Apple date. The video swiftly got shared far and wide, with Markowicz noting how women swooned over his old-fashioned manners.
They’re playing out their gender roles to a T, sans apology. And so, too, is Rogan. Women reacted to Kelce’s Alpha Male move, much like they long for Rogan’s podcast brand.
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When Cancel Culture came calling Rogan stood his ground. He apologized for using the N-word in the past, although never against a person of color in a derogatory way and carried on his show and career. The press piled on, too, shaping everything Rogan did or said as “controversial” or “problematic.” 
He ignored the attacks, understanding his fans didn’t believe the false narratives against him. Plus, he kept on challenging authority, promoting his professional and personal interests as if the woke mob never knocked on his door.
That’s courage in 21st-century America, and Rogan’s alpha male instincts served him well. Thus the new Spotify deal, reportedly worth up to $250 million.
Men appreciate Rogan as much for his content as his attitude toward their gender. He preaches discipline, much like Dr. Jordan B. Peterson, connecting with disaffected young males hungry for a father figure.
Alpha Males don’t wait for opportunities to knock on their door. They break the door down and make it happen.
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Rogan is a mixed martial artist as well as a stand-up comic. That requires patience, discipline, and a dedication to one’s health that goes beyond what most people embrace.
<blockquote><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OL16129Qayg">F*** your motivation</a>. You need discipline. Because motivation’s not there every day. I’m missing motivation most days … once I get going, I feel great … but it’s that beginning part that’s hard because your body wants to stay comfortable.</blockquote>
Young men in particular won’t find many Alpha Male role models in pop culture. James Bond had to ride behind his female partner on a motorcycle in the most recent 007 affair, “No Time to Die.” Iconic male figures like Mad Max and He-Man now play second fiddle to strong, empowered female characters.
Male politicians like Gov. Gavin Newsom and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau hardly radiate Alpha Male energy. That leaves many men without a sense of purpose or identity. How many times must they see “the future is female” messages before they feel less than useful?
Rogan welcomes them with humor and tough love. That’s the Alpha Male approach, and it means the Spotify superstar will keep attracting both men and women to his signature showcase.
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Christian Toto is an award-winning journalist, movie critic and editor of <a href="http://www.hollywoodintoto.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">HollywoodInToto.com</a>. He previously served as associate editor with Breitbart News’ Big Hollywood. Follow him at <a href="https://twitter.com/HollywoodInToto?lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@HollywoodInToto</a>.
The views expressed in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

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UFC president <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/dana-white-tells-ufc-sponsor-go-f-yourself-when-asked-to-delete-social-media-post-about-trumphttps://www.dailywire.com/news/dana-white-tells-ufc-sponsor-go-f-yourself-when-asked-to-delete-social-media-post-about-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dana White</a> shut down a reporter over the weekend who questioned White about allowing his fighters — in this case, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ufc-fighter-delivers-a-masterclass-in-how-to-deal-with-the-media" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sean Strickland</a> — to speak their minds on hot-button topics, such as LGBT issues.
&#8220;You obviously give a long leash to your fighters about what they can say when they are up there with the UFC microphone, and you are getting into territory of homophobia, transphobia; like is there —,&#8221; the reporter started, before White interrupted him.
&#8220;I don’t give anybody a leash. A leash? Free speech,&#8221; White responded. &#8220;To control what people say? To tell people what to believe? I don’t tell any other f***ing human being what to say, what to think, and there’s no &#8216;leashes&#8217; on any of them.&#8221;
&#8220;What is your question?&#8221; White stated bluntly. The reporter answered timidly, &#8220;I was asking that question. I&#8217;ll move on though.&#8221;
&#8220;Yeah, probably a good idea,&#8221; White shot back. &#8220;That&#8217;s ridiculous to say I give somebody a &#8216;leash.&#8217; Free speech, brother. People can say whatever they want and they can believe whatever they want.&#8221;
White went on to illustrate his point that everyone can have their own views at the UFC, noting that two gay female fighters sat on a stage alongside Strickland following the fighter&#8217;s comments. &#8220;They could give a s*** what Sean Strickland thinks, or what he says, or what his beliefs are, or what his opinions are. Ya know what I mean?&#8221;
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Strickland was asked before his weekend fight in Canada about a years-old social media post the reporter suggested was homophobic. Strickland, in turn, asked the reporter if he would be upset if his son were gay and therefore unable to give him biological grandchildren. The reporter said it would not matter to him, and Strickland responded, &#8220;Well then you’re a weak f***ing man. You’re part of the f***ing problem.&#8221;
&#8220;You elected Justin Trudeau,&#8221; the fighter continued, before referencing the nation&#8217;s draconian lockdown measures. &#8220;When he seized the bank accounts, like you’re just f***ing pathetic. The fact that you have no f***ing backbone and as he shut down your f***ing country and seized bank accounts, you ask me some stupid s*** like that.&#8221;
&#8220;Go f*** yourself,&#8221; Strickland said. &#8220;Move the f*** on man.&#8221;
The fighter later mentioned that transgenderism was considered a mental illness before it became a political football for the Left. &#8220;The world is not saying, &#8216;You&#8217;re right, chicks have d***s,&#8221; Strickland mocked. &#8220;The world is saying, &#8216;No, there are two genders.'&#8221;
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Idk who this guy is and I don&#39;t care but you&#39;re not a man&#8230; But you&#39;d take that as a compliment&#8230;.. <a href="https://t.co/PMR1h4Yp7K">pic.twitter.com/PMR1h4Yp7K</a>
&mdash; Sean Strickland (@SStricklandMMA) <a href="https://twitter.com/SStricklandMMA/status/1747734279516250446?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 17, 2024</a></blockquote>
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It was just a few days ago that a Republican lawmaker from South Carolina named Nancy Mace <a href="https://www.facebook.com/MattWalshBlog/videos/im-embarrassed-by-this-moment-from-nancy-mace/253191271140537/">invoked</a> the invented concept of &#8220;white privilege&#8221; in a congressional hearing. She was supposedly trying to put Hunter Biden in his place by saying that he&#8217;s the beneficiary of &#8220;white privilege,&#8221; because he can ignore subpoenas without suffering any consequences. But as I explained on the show at the time, all Nancy Mace did was legitimize the Left&#8217;s framing, which is fundamentally anti-white and fraudulent. Hunter Biden does not benefit from his skin color. He benefits from the fact he&#8217;s the son of the president of the United States. Everyone knows that.
So all Nancy Mace accomplished was reinforcing a false narrative that demonizes millions of white people, and accuses them of having unearned privilege simply because they were born with a certain skin color. She also derailed the entire hearing by allowing Democrats like AOC to harp on their own personal definitions of &#8220;white privilege.&#8221;
As counterproductive and idiotic as Nancy Mace&#8217;s stunt was, it does need to be said that it wasn&#8217;t that surprising. Nancy Mace isn&#8217;t exactly a staunch, far-right conservative. She raised money for Liz Cheney, came out in support of the so-called &#8220;LGBTQ movement,&#8221; and voted to hold former Trump adviser Steve Bannon in contempt of Congress. This is the track record of someone you might expect to adopt the Left&#8217;s narrative on &#8220;white privilege,&#8221; because she&#8217;s adopted so many of the Left&#8217;s other narratives.
The much bigger issue is that Nancy Mace is just one example of a larger problem in the Republican Party — one that affects politicians we&#8217;re told are considerably smarter, and more right-of-center, than Nancy Mace.
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Take Matt Gaetz, for example. Gaetz obviously doesn&#8217;t comply with the Left&#8217;s new speech codes. He publicly humiliated Mark Milley, who was the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff at the time, for teaching soldiers about &#8220;white rage.&#8221; He also led the effort to oust House Speaker Kevin McCarthy because he wasn&#8217;t sufficiently committed to the &#8220;America First&#8221; movement. All this is to say, Matt Gaetz is the last person you&#8217;d expect to pull a Nancy Mace and start adopting the Left&#8217;s framing on identity politics.
But this week, that&#8217;s exactly what Matt Gaetz did.
Appearing on Newsmax, Gaetz began talking about Donald Trump&#8217;s big win in the Iowa Caucuses. And he said that, based on his experience on the ground in Iowa, Trump is attracting more &#8220;diverse&#8221; voters, meaning voters who aren&#8217;t white. And Matt Gaetz presented this as a good thing. Here&#8217;s how he phrased it:
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Matt Gaetz:
“For every Karen we lose, there’s a Julio and a Jamaal ready to sign up for the MAGA movement. That abodes well for our ability to be diverse and durable.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/fslOPui91c">pic.twitter.com/fslOPui91c</a>
&mdash; Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) <a href="https://twitter.com/CitizenFreePres/status/1747995588627489024?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 18, 2024</a></blockquote>
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“For every Karen we lose, there’s a Julio and a Jamaal ready to sign up for the MAGA movement.” If we decode the language there, Matt Gaetz is saying that in the freezing tundra of Iowa, he apparently didn&#8217;t see a lot of white women. But he did see tons of Hispanics and black people coming out for Donald Trump. They were presumably waving their MAGA flags around in the blizzard conditions or whatever.
Even if you pretend that&#8217;s true, which it clearly isn&#8217;t, the language Matt Gaetz used in that clip tells you a lot. No Republican, Matt Gaetz included, would ever dream of speaking this way about black voters in the reverse. You aren&#8217;t going to hear Gaetz say of black voters who don&#8217;t vote Republican (which is the vast majority): &#8220;Oh we don&#8217;t need those Jamals. We&#8217;ve got plenty of white people to take their place.&#8221; He&#8217;s only going to talk like that about white women, or &#8220;Karens,&#8221; as he calls them.
Here is a Republican who is even considered (wrongly, I think) to be &#8220;far right&#8221; who has entirely adopted the Left&#8217;s anti-white rhetoric and racial double standards. That&#8217;s how pervasive this stuff is. He&#8217;s happy to attack &#8220;Karens,&#8221; but he&#8217;d never do the same in reverse, because then he&#8217;d be called a racist. And he can&#8217;t have that.
The other remarkable thing about this clip is how it inverts all of the conservative arguments we&#8217;ve been hearing for the past several years. We went from Democrats denying that the Great Replacement was happening, to admitting it and saying it&#8217;s good, to Republicans also agreeing that it&#8217;s good and advocating for a Great Replacement in their own party. But along with being objectionable, this is also politically suicidal. It actually isn&#8217;t at all even close to true that for every white female voter Republicans lose, they&#8217;re replacing her with a black voter. White women still support Republicans in far, far greater numbers than black males. It&#8217;s not even close. As Ann Coulter has pointed out many times, the <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2020/09/21/trump-white-voters-support-418420">only group</a> Trump lost ground with in 2020 was white people — specifically <a href="https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-support-demographics-white-men-exit-poll-1545144">white men</a>. And yet Republicans have apparently decided that the key to victory is to pander for the minority vote while alienating their key constituency.
Whatever explains this self-defeating embrace of identity politics among conservatives, it&#8217;s definitely catching on. It&#8217;s not just Nancy Mace and Matt Gaetz doing it. In that same hearing where Nancy Mace talked about &#8220;white privilege,&#8221; Georgia congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene claimed that Hunter Biden was afraid of her because she&#8217;s a strong, independent woman. Watch:
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She actually said that, as if it was some kind of devastating insult. &#8220;He&#8217;s not afraid because he&#8217;s a criminal; he&#8217;s afraid because we&#8217;re girlbosses.&#8221; That&#8217;s the idea. It&#8217;s hard to think of a better way to torpedo the case against Hunter Biden than to use lines like this. When you have a strong case against someone, you don&#8217;t say they&#8217;re afraid because you&#8217;re a woman. You say they&#8217;re afraid because of the damning facts and evidence you&#8217;ve assembled. This is the exact opposite of what Republicans should have done in this hearing, but one after another, they did it. They kept commiting to these vapid displays of identity politics, over and over again.
And it&#8217;s not just confined to that one hearing, or to Matt Gaetz interviews. By now we&#8217;re all familiar at this point with Nikki Haley&#8217;s constant use of identity politics during this campaign. In case you somehow missed it, here&#8217;s a mercifully short clip to show you what I&#8217;m talking about:
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Just like the remarks from Nancy Mace or Marjorie Taylor Greene or Matt Gaetz, this is totally indistinguishable from something AOC might say. It&#8217;s the most cliched form of gender politics imaginable. It&#8217;s not just stupid. It adopts the Left&#8217;s narrative that immutable characteristics — like skin color or gender — matter more than anything else. This is a narrative that has cost millions of people jobs, college admissions, contracting jobs, federal financial assistance, and so on. It has been a disaster for this country and it needs to stop. Instead of saying that, Republicans are embracing it. They&#8217;re reinforcing it at every opportunity.
Why is this happening? It&#8217;s possible that we&#8217;re seeing yet another cynical attempt to win over voters. Maybe that&#8217;s the explanation. But if that&#8217;s the case, it&#8217;s obviously a bad idea. You might remember that Donald Trump devoted years of his presidency to pushing something called &#8220;The First Step Act,&#8221; which Matt Gaetz promoted. The Trump team even ran a Super Bowl ad featuring a drug trafficker that Trump let out of prison. The idea, according to Trump&#8217;s inner circle, was to improve the GOP&#8217;s voting share among black Americans. Of course it didn&#8217;t work. Black voters in 2020 did what they&#8217;ve done in every modern election, which is vote overwhelmingly for Democrats. Trump got basically the same percentage of the black vote that George W. Bush did back in 2004. 
So if identity politics is a ploy for votes, it doesn&#8217;t seem likely to work. Identity politics from the Right doesn&#8217;t appear to convince anyone. But if you take a few steps back, it&#8217;s not hard to see that identity politics is just one part of a much larger problem among conservatives. Increasingly, conservatives are embracing the narratives of the Left, wholesale, even when they&#8217;re complete lies. We saw that when Nikki Haley mourned the death of George Floyd. She immediately bought the official narrative, and then she went on to say — as American cities were burning down — that George Floyd&#8217;s death needed to be &#8220;personal and painful for every American.&#8221; We also saw this from Mitt Romney, who marched with BLM, and even chanted their slogans. 
And just the other day, we saw something similar from Ron DeSantis at a CNN town hall. Watch as CNN&#8217;s Wolf Blitzer asks DeSantis a question that&#8217;s premised on a completely false narrative. And then notice that Ron DeSantis doesn&#8217;t push back at all:
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DeSantis wasn’t briefed on the border hoax?
He immediately assumes that CNN is telling the truth, when they were lying. Smearing innocent Texas who are defending this country and the border.
I can’t believe it. How did DeSantis not know this! 
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&mdash; Cernovich (@Cernovich) <a href="https://twitter.com/Cernovich/status/1747708528327033304?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 17, 2024</a></blockquote>
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As Mike Cernovich pointed out on X, this is completely inexcusable. CNN is flat-out lying about what happened. And in response, maybe because no one briefed him on this, DeSantis just accepts the premise, which originated from the Biden White House, even though it was completely wrong. What happened is that the White House originally claimed that quote, &#8220;a woman and two children drowned near Eagle Pass, and Texas officials blocked U.S. Border Patrol from attempting to provide emergency assistance.” That was the report that millions of people heard from CBS News, which broadcast the narrative first.
But shortly afterwards, Joe Biden&#8217;s DOJ contradicted that version of events entirely. As Fox&#8217;s Bill Melugin pointed out, the DOJ made it clear that quote, &#8220;The migrants had already drowned at 8 p.m., and the Border Patrol didn’t inform Texas until an hour later at 9 p.m. &#8230; The DOJ now confirms, those migrants had been deceased for an hour before Texas was even alerted about it.&#8221;
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So it&#8217;s just like the false claims that the Border Patrol had &#8220;whipped&#8221; illegal migrants, as Bill Melugin pointed out. The narrative is just a total lie, as the Biden administration itself admitted. But even after the DOJ admitted that, CNN asked Ron DeSantis about it on the debate stage. And everyone pretended it was true. It&#8217;s embarrassing for the DeSantis campaign, for CNN, and for everyone else involved in this moment. But even if the narrative were true — even if illegal migrants had died who could have been saved — it still wouldn&#8217;t mean anything. It would be one anecdote that doesn&#8217;t tell us anything about immigration policy more generally. But the point is that conservatives reflexively accept the version of events they&#8217;re given. They don&#8217;t define the narrative. They just play along with the narrative they&#8217;re given. The fact that it&#8217;s getting harder and harder to find exceptions to this rule is not a good sign for the modern conservative movement.
But the other day, we saw one of these rare exceptions, courtesy of UFC fighter Sean Strickland. Strickland is an American who just arrived in Toronto for the UFC fights this weekend. Here&#8217;s how he handled a member of the Canadian press, who tried to corner him with the same kind of dumb gotcha questions that you&#8217;ve heard a million times before. Watch:
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Idk who this guy is and I don&#39;t care but you&#39;re not a man&#8230; But you&#39;d take that as a compliment&#8230;.. <a href="https://t.co/PMR1h4Yp7K">pic.twitter.com/PMR1h4Yp7K</a>
&mdash; Sean Strickland (@SStricklandMMA) <a href="https://twitter.com/SStricklandMMA/status/1747734279516250446?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 17, 2024</a></blockquote>
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How many conservative politicians could hold their ground in a situation like that, and affirm — in the face of an &#8220;ally&#8221; of the LBGTQIA+ community — that transgenderism is a mental illness? You could probably count the number on one hand, if that.
Notice how Sean Strickland doesn&#8217;t even remotely accept the premise of this hack&#8217;s questions. He doesn&#8217;t concede that he was wrong to speak his mind, or to think unapproved thoughts. Instead he immediately identifies the &#8220;reporter&#8221; as a propagandist and laughs in his face. And he reaffirms what he said before, because it&#8217;s what he believes is true. And then afterwards — at his second press conference in Toronto, after there had been a full media cycle about this, and Canada&#8217;s state press had labeled him a bigot — what did Sean Strickland do? Watch:
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Real Canadians love Sean Strickland. <a href="https://t.co/qRZiklCRAf">pic.twitter.com/qRZiklCRAf</a>
&mdash; Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) <a href="https://twitter.com/stillgray/status/1748128877225124349?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 18, 2024</a></blockquote>
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You can hear the crowd loves it. At one point a guy runs up to the stage to shake his hand. So he doesn&#8217;t back down, and everyone in the audience recognizes that and appreciates it. He makes a mockery of the people who wanted him to cower and apologize — and there were a lot of them in Canada, particularly in the media. He makes it clear that hate speech isn&#8217;t real, which is bold to say in Canada, where transphobia can get you charged with a crime. There you have a UFC fighter who&#8217;s a more vocal supporter of freedom of speech than pretty much any conservative politician in America. You won&#8217;t find him talking about &#8220;white privilege&#8221; or &#8220;strong conservative women.&#8221; This is what resonates now.
If the Republican Party wants to win elections, this is the path it needs to take. If they reject the Left&#8217;s obsession with skin color and gender and homosexuality, then voters will respond. We don&#8217;t need another &#8220;First Step Act,&#8221; or any pandering to stereotypes like Julio and Jamaal. We need politicians who are capable of acting like normal people.
If a UFC fighter can do it, there&#8217;s no reason the leaders of the Republican Party can&#8217;t.

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