UFC President and CEO Dana White said he told one of the sponsors for his organization off when the unnamed company told him to remove a post on his personal social media account that included former President Donald Trump.
“One of our big sponsors called and said, take that down,” White said during an interview with podcaster Theo Von. “You know what I said? Go [expletive] yourself.”
“You vote for whoever you want to vote for, and I’ll vote for whoever I want to vote for,” White continued. “That’s how this works. I don’t even care who you’re voting for. It’s none of my [expletive] business. [expletive] you. Don’t ever [expletive] call me and tell me who to vote for.”
White said he is at a point in life that he just wants to be with people he aligns with.
“I’m at a point now in my life and my career where I want to be with people that I’m aligned with,” White said. “It’s not just about the money. It is about the money because it’s a sponsorship deal, but it’s not just [about the money]. I’m not going to take a bigger offer if it’s not something that I am aligned with and I don’t 100 percent believe in.
“When you do a sponsorship deal with somebody, you have to look deep into who they are and who’s running the company, who’s making the decisions, and are you aligned?”
From The Daily Wire:
White — a longtime friend and supporter of Trump — has made numerous public appearances with the former Republican president at UFC events. White even spoke on Trump’s behalf at the 2016 Republican National Convention before Trump won the presidential election.
