President Donald Trump and several members of his administration were at UFC 314 in Miami on Saturday night at the Kaseya Center.
Arriving with Dana White and his grandchildren, Trump made an entrance to the song “Taking Care of Business” amidst enthusiastic applause from the crowd, notably receiving what the New York Post described as a “hero’s welcome” with chants of “U.S.A!”
Epic walkout at UFC tonight…
That’s my president! pic.twitter.com/e6L9Fmr57a
— Brick Suit (@Brick_Suit) April 13, 2025
Accompanying Trump were notables such as Elon Musk and his son, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, FBI Director Kash Patel, and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. along with his wife, Cheryl Hines.
During the event, a moment involving Trump’s interaction with Kennedy sparked some controversy as he seemingly missed shaking Hines’ hand, causing speculation of a snub which left Hines visibly surprised by the encounter.
🚨NEW: President Trump snubs Cheryl Hines, RFK Jr.’s wife, at UFC 314. The snub heard around the world! She mouths “WTF?!” to RFK. Jr! 😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/xmKWiJRkOn
— Autism Capital 🧩 (@AutismCapital) April 13, 2025
Some, of course, wanted to make that into something, and the media was immediately on it.
But he did go back to her, so that ended that question.
— SportsTVGuy (@Bjopp) April 13, 2025
When Kennedy was sworn in in February, Trump greeted her warmly, including a hug and a kiss. So, the media trying to make something of it appeared to be reaching for something that wasn’t really there.
Shaquille O’Neal came over to greet him during the event for a big handshake and also got a friendly clap on the back.
President Trump 🤝 Shaq pic.twitter.com/cTnQzUJ41l
— Margo Martin (@MargoMartin47) April 13, 2025
A lot of love for President @realDonaldTrump at UFC 314! 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/rdfiFAtmDS
— Margo Martin (@MargoMartin47) April 13, 2025
He also had friendly greetings with Joe Rogan and Dave Portnoy.
Trump even slipped in a little “Trump dance” to the cheers of the crowd and the amusement of Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX).
Trump Dance at UFC 314 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/Ud01BkHp8M
— Margo Martin (@MargoMartin47) April 13, 2025
Fighter Dominick Reyes acknowledged Trump after his knockout win over Nikita Krylov, even giving him the “golf swing” salute that Trump does.
🚨 The FIRST THING UFC fighter Dominick Reyes did after he knocked out his opponent was run over to President Trump
He even did a golf swing for Trump 🤣
Elon Musk and Lil X are sitting ringside with Trump too, and as usual, X looks like he’s having a hell of a time 😆 pic.twitter.com/Rp1jI6vByz
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) April 13, 2025
Little X was living his best life, cheering the win, waving his arms and program around. He really enjoys hanging out with the adults and getting to go to these things. He seems to have affection for Trump, as we saw during his jumping across the White House lawn with him.
