Trump booed at UFC event in New York City
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President Trump was greeted with boos — along with some cheers too — at an Ultimate Fighting Championship match Saturday night at Madison Square Garden. Mr. Trump was seated with House Minority leader of California, Congressman Mark Meadows of North Carolina, Congressman Peter King of New York and his sons Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump.
Trump Jr. disputed they were booed at the event. In a tweet that was later retweeted by Mr. Trump, Trump Jr. wrote "when we walked into the arena it was overwhelmingly positive."
Eric Trump tweeted the crowd was cheering "Donald Trump, Donald Trump ... USA, USA."
Pro MMA fighter Tara LaRosa — who has #MAGA written in her Twitter bio — tweeted a video she said showed Mr. Trump received a "positive reaction" from the crowd when he arrived.
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Madison Square Garden appeared to be packed, according to pool reports. The venue has a capacity of 20,000.
There were reports of some protests outside the venue as well. Mr. Trump is very unpopular in New York City.
UFC 244 is headlined by a bout for the "BMF" championship between Nate Diaz and Jorge Masvidal, according to CBS Sports. Masvidal has recently verbally battled with former teammate Colby Covington, an outspoken supporter of Mr. Trump and who is rarely seen outside the cage without a "Make America Great Again" hat.
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