On 8/27/2020, during 4th day of the Republican National Convention, Ultimate Fighting Championship boss Dana White said, “We need President Trump’s leadership now more than ever,” White, 51, boomed in a pre-recorded video. The UFC boss KO’d lawmakers who support defunding police departments, raging that “it blows my mind how quickly some of the leadership in this country has forgotten the critical role first responders play in our society.” “Come on, America! Defunding these vital positions is not the answer.”
“President Trump recognized that one of the small ways to instill a sense of normalcy in people’s lives was to bring back entertainment options,” White said. “[Trump] went above and beyond to help all sports league involved… help stage life events in a pandemic.” He urged American to votes, not only in the presidential elector, but for representatives at all levels of government. “It is so important to vote and don’t think that your vote doesn’t matter,” he said.
Ann Dorn, the widow of a retired police officer who was killed during violence in St. Louis said, “Violence and destruction are not legitimate forms of protest. They do not safeguard Black lives; they only destroy them.” Dorn’s 77-year-old husband, David Dorn, was killed when he responded to an alarm at the pawnshop during the early morning hours of June 2. The retired officer was providing security for the store. About 55 businesses in the city were burglarized and had property damage that night.
Fighting back tears, Dorn recounted the moment she was told her husband had been killed. “I relive that horror in my mind every single day,” Dorn said. “My hope is that having you relive it with me now will help shake this country from this nightmare we are witnessing in our cities and bring about positive, peaceful change.” She praised President Donald Trump and said Trump has “offered federal help to restore order in our communities.”
“In a time when police departments are short on resources and man power, we need that help. We should accept that help. We must heal before we can effect change, but we cannot heal amid devastation and chaos,” Dorn said, “President Trump knows we need more Davids in our communities not fewer. We need to come together in peace and remember that every life is precious.”
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Dana White:
Hey everyone. I am Dana White, the President of the UFC. Many of you know who I am, what I do, and that I am friends with the President. I spoke at this convention four years ago and I’m back because I believe we need President Trump’s leadership now more than ever. Before the pandemic, President Trump built the greatest economy in our nation’s history and created opportunities for all Americans like no one before him. Financial markets hit all time highs, unemployment was at an all time low, and we weren’t facing the lawless destruction that now is occurring in a few of our great cities.
It blows my mind how quickly some of the leadership in this country has forgotten the critical role first responders play in our society. Police departments, and other law enforcement, even some fire departments have faced opposition from many in this country, but they are always the people who are asked to step up when things are at their worst and put themselves at risk. That has certainly been the case during this ongoing pandemic. Come on, America. Defunding these vital positions is not the answer. The first responders have always taken care of us, and now more than ever, we need to take care of them.
Now let’s talk about COVID and let’s be very honest about it. No one person and no one place could have anticipated the challenges that COVID would bring. But President Trump has faced all these obstacles head on. He immediately put protective measures in place, and he reached out to the best and the brightest leading American businesses across all industries to discuss what he and his administration could do to get the economy back up and running safely.
Let me give you more detail. In early April, President Trump organized a task force of business leaders across the country, and I was fortunate enough to serve on that task force. Firsthand, I had the opportunity to witness how hardworking and determined President Trump was to solve unprecedented problems our country was facing. I personally observed his ability to listen and understand the issues impacting Americans of all backgrounds. It was clear. His highest priority was always the health and safety of everyone in our country, not just Republicans, not just supporters, but every single American. President Trump recognized that one of the small ways to instill a sense of normalcy in people’s lives was to bring back entertainment options.
The President went above and beyond to help all sports leagues involved figure out a way to overcome the challenges of staging live professional sporting events in the middle of a pandemic. And you know what? We did it. The UFC was the first to do it and we are continuing to do it. Now, other sports have joined us and some of the lessons learned are being used to help reopen other types of businesses and schools.
Make no mistake about it. We still have a long way to go. And that is why we need a leader with President Trump’s unique attributes at this critical time. I have said it before, and I will say it again. He is one of the most loyal human beings I have ever met. The man has unstoppable energy. No one, and I mean no one is going to outwork this guy. But most importantly, he truly loves and believes in our country. He believes in the people of this country. America is a place everyone wants a solid job. They want to take care of their family. They want to support the community, assist the less fortunate, and enjoy the freedom this country has provided to all of us. While we have certainly experienced a ton of negativity in 2020, President Trump’s mindset is to work tirelessly, to find solutions to problems and help restore America.
He did it once and I’m telling you right now, he will do it again. And remember, President Trump may be the only President in modern times who has actually done everything he said he would do during his campaign. There’s this quote that I love from Ronald Reagan where he said, “There isn’t any problem we can’t solve if government will give us the facts, tell us what needs to be done, then get out of the way and let us have at it.” And what that means to me is as Americans, we work hard to overcome adversity and we face the tough times head on. Irrespective of your gender, race, religion, or sexual orientation, what unites us as a nation is freedom, equality, and opportunity. That’s what it means to be an American.
Ladies and gentlemen, let’s re-elect President Trump. Let’s figure out what the problems are and continue to find solutions to those problems. Then let’s get to work. I’d like to close with this. While it’s critically important to re-elect President Trump, this pandemic has also taught us to be very, very careful who you select as your next governor, senator, congressperson and mayor. It is so important to vote. And don’t think that your vote doesn’t matter, because to be honest with you, it has never mattered more than it does right now. Thank you and have a great evening, America.
Dana White & Ann Dorn’s speech at the Republican National Convention https://t.co/gRlsAalnX8
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