Another day, another viral Dana White interview.
The longtime UFC boss made headlines once again, not for his fight promotion, but for his insight on the upcoming Presidential Election in the United States featuring candidates Donald Trump (R) and Kamala Harris (D).
White’s been friends with Trump for years, from walking out with the 45th President to the Octagon to introducing him at this year’s RNC Convention several weeks ago. In the lead-up to the election in November, White was asked his thoughts on Harris being labeled a DEI hire (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) by Rep. Harriett Hageman, a Wyoming Republican (via NBC News).
“I don’t judge people by their politics, who they vote for, or any of that stuff,” White told CNN (h/t: Championship Rounds). “I don’t know Kamala. She seems like she’s a nice person, but I have nothing against her whatsoever. And like I said, I’m not political. But do I think that she is fit for the job? I do not, personally.”
“Politics Are The Most Disgusting…”
It’s not a surprising answer as White and Trump go way back, but White doesn’t consider himself to be a political person, having no love for the antics he says go both ways, no matter what side you’re on.
“Politics are the most disgusting, nasty… it is atrocious what is said. The things that are being said on on one side are being said on the other side too about Trump and about his choice for vice president. It goes both ways. This isn’t like, ‘Oh my god. Look what’s being said about Kamala…’ It goes both ways. They’re both saying it. And like you said, it’s already heated up and gotten nasty. And like you said earlier, it’s only gonna get nastier.”
White Sends Message To Voters, Blasts Media ‘BS’
CNN host Laura Coates then responded to White, saying “I don’t know if it’s going both ways… you think Kamala Harris is calling JD Vance a DEI hire, Dana? Come on.
“But either way, she’s gonna say other nasty stuff about both of them. It goes both ways,” White replied. “As voters, what we need to do is cut through all the BS, and you have to look at who do you think is best fit to run the country for the next 4 years? That is our job as voters. All of this stuff is a bunch of of nasty BS. Who’s best fit to run the country?
“You as a voter, that’s what you need to decide. Not, ‘Oh my god, he said this’, and ‘Oh my god, she said that…’ There’s gonna be a lot of that over the next several months. And especially the media. Through all the BS and the media on both sides. You guys [CNN] are really bad. Fox [News] is bad. Everybody’s bad. Cut through the BS and vote for who you think is the most fit to run the country.”
