The CEO of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) took to the stage in West Palm Beach after Donald Trump declared himself as the 47th president.
It’s worth noting that the US presidential race is, of course yet, to officially be called with it potentially being some until it actually is.
But Trump’s just been up on stage at his campaign’s watch party celebrating with a long speech after being projected to win key swing states like Pennsylvania.
And while he spoke about it being the ‘golden age’ for America, Elon Musk being a ‘new star’ and promising to ‘help our country heal’, White also gave a bit of a speech.
Dana White took to the stage in Florida (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
The UFC boss said: “This is what happens when the machine comes after you.
“Couldn’t stop him. He keeps going forward. Never quits,” White said, adding that Trump ‘deserves’ the win.
White closed his speech by thanking the ‘mighty and powerful Joe Rogan’ who had endorsed Trump on Monday (4 November).
But online, users were just totally baffled by the bloke even being on the stage – let alone giving a speech.
“Lmao why the f**k is Dana White up there,” one wrote.
Another echoed: “Why is Dana White on stage for Trump??”
“Dana White at the podium… LMAO,” others simply laughed.
As a whole chorus are basically writing: “LMAOOOO WHY IS DANA WHITE THERE.”
White had previously introduced Trump at the Republican National Convention earlier this year, just days after the famous shooting of his ear.
People were baffled by White (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Trump said he survived the assassination attempt ‘for a reason’ as he said he will bring ‘every ounce of spirit and fight’ to the White House.
Joined on stage by JD Vance, his wife Melania Trump and campaign staff, the Republican said he’s excited to ‘make America great again’. “We have taken back control of the senate,” he said, “wow, that’s good.”
Having not yet achieved the official required electoral college votes, he said it’s a ‘political victory’ while the crowd kept chanting: “USA, USA, USA.”
“This is a magnificent victory for the American people, that will allow us to make America great again,” he added.
With being president being the ‘most important job in the world’ and Trump a few Electoral College votes shy of victory, he said he’ll run his government on the motto: “Promises made, promises kept.”
And then after that speech from Dana White and others, Trump left the stage to ‘YMCA’.
After winning the key swing state of Pennsylvania, the Republican took to the stage at his campaign’s watch party in West Palm Beach where over the cheers, he said it had been the ‘greatest’ ever political movement.
Saying they’d ‘overcome obstacles’ and promising to fix ‘everything’, Trump thanked the crowd for making him their ’47th president’ as well as the 45th US president.
Joined on stage by JD Vance, his wife Melania Trump and campaign staff, he said he’s excited to ‘make America great again’.
“We have taken back control of the senate,” Trump added. “Wow, that’s good.”
Donald Trump says he’s the new president (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
The presidential race is, of course, yet to actually be called – and there could still be quite some time until it is. But Trump’s already called it a ‘political victory’ as the crowd kept chanting: “USA, USA, USA.”
“And it also looks like we’ll be keeping control of the House of Representatives,” he added.
Having not yet achieved the official required electoral college votes, Trump believes the ‘golden age’ of America is about to begin.
“This is a magnificent victory for the American people, that will allow us to make America great again,” he added.
Ahead of polling day, voters in the 2024 US presidential election faced a stark choice between two candidates who have offered hugely contrasting approaches and visions in their quest to be the so-called leader of the free world.
Tens of millions of US citizens cast their votes early; either voting by post or in person prior to 5 November.
The Republicans haven’t been announced as winners just yet but he reckons he’s in (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Those voting on polling day mostly encountered a smooth process around the country, with isolated reports of some standard hiccups that often happen. This included long lines to queue, technical issues and errors with printing ballot papers.
Harris, the Democratic vice president, had set her sights on becoming the first female president ahead of election day, promising to work directly with Republicans to tackle economic worries and other issues. It was a stance that was radically different from that taken by the outgoing president of the United States, Joe Biden.
Trump, the Republican former president who lost to Biden in 2020 after beating Hillary Clinton in 2016, promised to replace thousands of federal workers with those loyal to him and his MAGA movement.
He also said he would impose sweeping tariffs on allies and foes alike, and stage the largest deportation operation in US history.
The two candidates spent the waning hours of the campaign overlapping in Pennsylvania, the biggest battleground state.
Following on from the 2020 election, Trump launched an effort to overturn the outcome of the election that ended in the 6 January insurrection at the US Capitol in 2021.
