President-elect Trump appeared cageside at the UFC pay-per-view card in New York City on Saturday night, surrounded by Cabinet nominees and elected officials.
When Trump entered Madison Square Garden, he was joined by his supporters, who are now cabinet candidates, to cheers and chants of “USA, USA.”
The president-elect is joined by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswami, whom Trump nominated to lead the new Department of Government Efficiency, and Tulsi Gabbard, Trump's pick for director of national intelligence. He was joined by Robert Kennedy Jr., who was nominated to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.
In addition to Cabinet picks, the president-elect was joined by House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, Donald Trump Jr., and Eric Trump.
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US President-elect Donald Trump, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and Donald Trump Jr. (Republican) watch a fight at UFC 309 at Madison Square Garden in New York on November 16, 2024. ). (Kena Betancur/AFP via Getty Images)
Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump, Mike Johnson and Vivek Ramaswamy look on during the UFC 309 event at Madison Square Garden on November 16, 2024 in New York City. (Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)
President Trump was joined by UFC President Dana White, a longtime fan of the president-elect even before he developed political aspirations.
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White frequently attends campaign events with President Trump, and in 2001 hosted a UFC fight at the Trump Taj Mahal, a former casino hotel in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
Trump has participated in UFC fights since then, including during the 2024 campaign.
President Trump has selected Chris Wright to lead the Department of Energy starting in January. (Getty Images/Reuters)
The historic stop at Madison Square Garden came after Trump made a rapid-fire selection of Cabinet appointments in the weeks following his victory in the Nov. 5 presidential election.
On Saturday, President-elect Trump announced that Liberty Energy founder and CEO Chris Wright will lead the Department of Energy in the new administration.
“I am thrilled to announce that Chris Wright will be joining my administration as Secretary of Energy and as a member of the new National Energy Council,” President Trump said in a statement Saturday. Ta.
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Candidates and administration personnel for President Trump's second administration have been announced at a much faster pace than during his first administration in 2016, and the transition team believes this is part of Trump's “America First” policy. It is said that this is due to the company's commitment.
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“The American people re-elected President Trump by an overwhelming margin and gave him the authority to carry out the promises he made during his campaign. Cabinet selections reflect President Trump's America First priorities. “President Trump will continue to make great appointments.” , women with the talent, experience, and skill sets we need to make America great again,” Trump Vance transition spokeswoman Caroline Leavitt said when asked about the rapid rollout of President Trump's Cabinet nominations. He told FOX News Digital at the time.
Fox News Digital's Emma Colton and Andrea Margolis contributed to this report.
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