Some celebrities go out of their way to insult and disparage President Donald Trump to appease the far-left influences within the entertainment industry.
Eclectic recording artist Jelly Roll, on the other hand, had an opportunity to meet Trump at a recent UFC fight at Madison Square Garden and relished the experience, as he explained in a recent podcast.
According to Fox News:
“Everybody’s like, ‘You look really – you got a goofy smile on your face.’ I’m like, ‘Y’all couldn’t feel what we were feeling,” he explained of social media video that showed him eagerly watching Trump’s processional. “Like that room was palpitating. And when Trump walks right by me, I’m like ‘He don’t know who I am.’ So right then I was like, ‘Well. Damn. I’m not gonna get to meet the president. I was kinda sad.'”
However, the men did end up meeting. “I kind of look over and [Trump] makes eye contact. And what you don’t see in the video was, he gives me the Trump point,” Jelly Roll explained. “I go to shake his hand, I put my hand on his shoulder,” he recalled, remembering that he was worried the Secret Service wouldn’t approve of the touching. “And he puts his hand on my shoulder.”
Jelly Roll said Trump told him that he loved his emotional ballad, “Save Me,” released in 2020 and that the country singer was “doing incredible things.”
Trump’s enthusiastic reception at UFC fights has become a common topic of social media discussion:
Incredible moment of respect when Jon Jones handed his UFC championship belt to President Trump.
The culture is changing. I love this.
🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/qgb3BjgLOK— Tim Young (@TimRunsHisMouth) November 17, 2024
Donald Trump entering the UFC fight tonight 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/Iw7rkXuPSR
— suzy (@Suzy_1776) July 11, 2021
Trump Entered UFC 295 with Tucker Carlson, Kid Rock, Dana White 👀
Whoa…. That’s all I have to say.
Boss levelhttps://t.co/XLP2bvyBE1 pic.twitter.com/5erEVLtJIq— MJTruthUltra (@MJTruthUltra) November 12, 2023
Trump at the UFC! Watch till the end! 😆I love him so much! ❤️🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/Pc12m7UeCC
— PammsyNow (@NowPammsy) November 17, 2024
Of course, he didn’t receive such a warm welcome from comedian Bill Burr’s wife during one 2023 fight, as the Daily Mail reported at the time:
Donald Trump appeared to be given a double bird by the wife of comedian Bill Burr after he arrived at UFC 295 to an otherwise hero’s welcome at Madison Square Garden.
The 77-year-old received an ecstatic ovation from almost everyone inside the arena when he turned up with his son Don Jr, Kid Rock and Tucker Carlson on Saturday night.
But cameras caught Nia Renee Hill, sitting near Trump, appearing to swear at the former Commander-in-Chief when he was in shot.
Here’s some footage of Jelly Roll’s encounter with Trump last month:
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