Comedian Busted at Trump’s UFC Horror Insists He’s ‘Not Political’
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Breaking: Comedian Busted at Trump’s UFC Horror Insists He’s ‘Not Political’
Grammy-winning and Emmy-nominated comedian Nate Bargatze only went to Donald Trump’s birthday cage match—and posed for a photo with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Cheryl Hines—because UFC is his “favorite sport,” a source close to the comedian claimed to the Daily Beast on Monday.
In a statement on Thursday, Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell saidThe family-friendly comic—and, apparently, massive UFC fan—attended Trump’s........
Grammy-winning and Emmy-nominated comedian Nate Bargatze only went to Donald Trump’s birthday cage match—and posed for a photo with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Cheryl Hines—because UFC is his “favorite sport,” a source close to the comedian claimed to the Daily Beast on Monday.
The family-friendly comic—and, apparently, massive UFC fan—attended Trump’s birthday party along with MAGA-friendly comedians Tony Hinchcliffe and Shane Gillis, adding himself as one of the few recognizable faces at the event, which several A-listers reportedly declined to attend.
The comic, currently America’s top-selling stand-up for his clean, profanity-free material, was spotted at the unprecedented cage-fighting spectacle on the White House’s South Lawn on Sunday, to the surprise of some of his anti-Trump fans.
Bargatze, who has 3.1 million Instagram followers, posted nothing about his attendance. According to the source, the comedian discussed his attendance with his team—knowing that the publicly apolitical comedian’s appearance would be interpreted as a political statement—but decided to attend anyway.
During the event, one of the UFC fighters, 28-year-old Josh Hokit, shouted a vile insult about Michelle Obama in a bizarre outburst following his win over Derrick Lewis. “Michelle Obama is a man! Am I right, America?” he said in a post-match interview with Joe Rogan from the ring, which was met with both laughs and loud groans. CNN reported that Trump “appeared to show a half-smile.”
Though Bargatze was caught on camera less than the other comics in attendance, actress Cheryl Hines put the spotlight on him by posting a snap on Instagram that showed her arm-in-arm with Bargatze and her husband, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
The comedian taking a photo with Hines and Kennedy should not indicate his political leanings, the source insisted, since he has many fans across the political spectrum who ask for photos. He was previously seen posing for a photo with former GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, but also counts Trump nemesis Don Lemon among his prominent fans.
