Donald Trump received a standing ovation when he arrived at UFC 302 in New Jersey, just days after becoming a convicted felon.
The president’s 34 convictions did nothing to dampen the enthusiasm of about 17,000 fans at the Prudential Center in Newark, who were on their feet excitedly as the guest of honor entered the arena Saturday night.
Trump, who was president of the United States from 2017 to 2020, was found guilty of 34 counts of falsifying business records on Thursday as a jury reached a verdict in his hush money trial.
And he was seen at the Prudential Center in Newark on Saturday around 10 pm ET with UFC boss Dana White.
He received a loud ovation when he entered the arena, according to Mail Sport. leocciano callao.
Chants of ‘USA, USA!’ broke out, after Trump followed the entrance of wrestler Sean Strickland.
Upon entering the arena, Trump was greeted by popular comedian Theo Von, who enthusiastically shook the president’s hand. Trump smiled at Von and patted him affectionately on the shoulder.
The jury in Trump’s trial found that he illegally influenced the 2016 election by concealing a $130,000 hush payment to porn star Stormy Daniels, who claimed to have had a consensual sexual encounter with Trump a decade earlier (Trump reported it). has denied).
Each charge carries a possible maximum sentence of up to four years in prison.
Trump will be sentenced on July 11, although a prison sentence is unlikely to follow.
He is the first president in US history to be convicted of a felony and rages against the “rigged” trial, which he claims was politically motivated as his 2024 re-election campaign continues to gain steam.
Trump raised a staggering $52 million in campaign donations from the White House in the 24 hours after the guilty verdicts, suggesting that many of his supporters agree that his convictions were wrongful.
He faces three more criminal trials for mishandling classified documents, attempting to influence the outcome of the 2020 election and fueling the Jan. 6 riot.
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