Donald Trump meets UFC boss White at Red Rock Casino
Former President Donald Trump was spotted fighting with Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) president Dana White at the Red Rocks Casino Resort and Spa on Saturday, just hours before "UFC 290."
The 45-year-old US president is a well-known UFC fan and has participated in many events of the popular combat sport in the past. In addition to his longstanding relationship with White (who spoke before Trump accepted the 2020 Republican presidential nomination), the former president also won over UFC fighters Colby Covington and Jorge Masvidal praised him and received a round of applause when he was announced as president. UFC - Events.
Trump, widely considered a possible 2024 Republican nominee, attended "UFC 290" at T-Mobile Arena on the Las Vegas Strip. He was escorted into the arena by White and commentator Joe Rogan.
Las Vegas Station is not just entertainment, it is Trump’s game
While Trump stopped by Red Rock Casino to watch "UFC 290," which some reports say is the highest-rated casino hotel in Las Vegas, the former president's time in Sin City wasn't all fun and games.
Trump reportedly hosted a volunteer event at Eager Church on Saturday afternoon. That makes him the second candidate for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination to visit Nevada. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis was the first. Some political observers find the trend interesting because the state ranks third on the party's 2024 primary slate.
Trump narrowly lost to President Joe Biden in 2020, with the incumbent leading in the state by 2.39%. That's slightly worse than Hillary Clinton's lead over Trump in the state in 2016 (2.42%). Nevada has six electoral votes.
While six electoral votes is nothing, the recent presidential candidate's narrow victory in Nevada's recent election, coupled with the state's proximity to another swing state, Arizona, suggests both sides of the aisle will have a lot of time to spend in 2024. In Nevada.
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Red Rock Resorts (NASDAQ: RRR) is controlled by Frank and Lorenzo Fertitta, who are Trump supporters themselves.
Since 2016, the Fertitta family has donated $5.23 million to various Trump-affiliated campaign organizations, including a family member who donated $207,000 to Trump's inaugural committee after the 2016 election. The donations drew the fury of the Culinary Union, with which the Fertittas have long been feuding.
The union is also very political, and its politics are the opposite of those of the Fertitta family. In 2022, the Culinary Union has largely thrown its support behind Nevada Democratic candidates. That’s despite former Gov. Steve Sisolak (D) closing the state’s casinos in the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic. While the industry has recovered, not all jobs have returned, with Nevada’s unemployment rate at 5.4%, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. This is the highest in the country.
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