On the final night of the RNC on Thursday, former wrestler Hulk Hogan praised former President Donald Trump.
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00:00USA! USA! USA!
00:30Well, let me tell you something, brother.
00:37You know something? When I came here tonight, there was so much energy in this room,
00:43I felt maybe I was in Madison Square Garden getting ready to win another world title.
00:48Or maybe I thought the vibe was so intense, the energy was so crazy,
00:56it felt like maybe I was going to press that no-good, stinky giant over my head
01:01and slam him through the mat, brother.
01:06But what I found out was I was in a room full of real Americans, brother.
01:15And at the end of the day, with our leader up there, my hero, that gladiator,
01:21we're going to bring America back together, one real American at a time, brother.
01:35You know something? I've seen some great tag teams in my time.
01:39Hulk Hogan and, ooh, yeah, the Macho Man Randy Savage.
01:47But you know something? I see the greatest tag team of my life standing upon us,
01:53getting ready to straighten this country out for all the real Americans.
02:04You know, even though you guys are real Americans, you better get ready.
02:09Because when Donald J. Trump becomes the President of the United States,
02:15all the real Americans are going to be nicknamed Trumpites,
02:20because all the Trumpites are going to be running wild for four years.
02:28So with the power of Donald J. Trump and all the Trumpites running wild,
02:34America is going to get back on track, and like Donald J. Trump said,
02:38America is going to be great again.
02:47You know, when I look out and I see all the real Americans,
02:52I think about how Donald Trump, his family was compromised.
02:59When I look out there and I see Donald Trump, I think about how his business was compromised.
03:07But what happened last week when they took a shot at my hero?
03:16And they tried to kill the next President of the United States.
03:22Enough was enough. And I said, let Trumpamania run wild, brother.
03:30Let Trumpamania rule again. Let Trumpamania make America great again.
03:38USA! USA! USA!
04:07You know something, Trumpites, I didn't come here as Hulk Hogan,
04:16but I just had to give you a little taste.
04:21You know, my name is Terry Bollea, and as an entertainer, I love you too.
04:30And as an entertainer, I try to stay out of politics.
04:34But after everything that's happened to our country over the past four years,
04:40and everything that happened last weekend, I can no longer stay silent.
04:51I'm here tonight because I want the world to know that Donald Trump is a real American hero.
05:03And I'm proud to support my hero as the next President of this United States.
05:18You know, guys, I've known Donald Trump for over 35 years.
05:24Hold on a second. Hold on. I just had a flashback.
05:27I just had a flashback, man. This is really tripping.
05:32You know, the last time I was up on stage, Donald Trump was sitting at ringside at the Trump Plaza.
05:40I was bleeding like a pig, and I won the world title right in front of Donald J. Trump.
05:48And you know something, he's going to win in November, and we're all going to be champions again when he wins.
06:01And like I said, I've known that man for over 35 years, and he's always been the biggest patriot, and he still is.
06:11He's always told you exactly what he fought, and he still does, brother.
06:18And no matter the odds, he always finds a way to win.
06:23And when he's back in our White House, America is going to start winning again.
06:50You know, guys, over my career, I've been in the ring with some of the biggest, some of the baddest dudes on the planet.
06:58And I've squared off against warriors. Ooh, yeah, savages.
07:03And I've even, like I said, body-slammed giants in the middle of the ring.
07:08And I know tough guys, but let me tell you something, brother.
07:12Donald Trump is the toughest of them all.
07:20They've thrown everything at Donald Trump, all the investigations, the impeachments, the court cases, and he's still standing and kicking their butts.
07:38You know, we never had it better than the Trump years.
07:41Back then, we had a thriving economy.
07:44We had strong borders.
07:46We had safe streets.
07:48We had peace and respect around the world.
07:52But then we lost it all in the blink of an eye.
07:55Crime is out of control.
07:57The border is out of control.
07:59The price of food and gas and housing is out of control.
08:04And the only person who can clean this up is Donald Trump.
08:17You know, guys, I really, really love this country.
08:20And I've lived the American dream.
08:22And I want my kids, your kids, and all those little teeny hulkamaniacs out there to live the American dream, too.
08:35This November, guys, we can save the American dream for everyone.
08:41And Donald Trump is the president who will get the job done.
08:49So all you criminals, all you lowlifes, all you scumbags, all you drug dealers, and all you crooked politicians need to answer one question, brother.
09:02What you gonna do when Donald Trump and all the Trumpamaniacs run wild on you, brother?
09:13God bless you, and thank you.
09:31Thank you.