UFC President Dana White introduced former President Donald Trump at the final night of the RNC on Thursday.
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00:00Good evening ladies and gentlemen. I am Dana White. I am the CEO and president of the Ultimate
00:15Fighting Championship. So two weeks ago I got a call from President Trump asking me
00:24if I'd be willing to speak tonight. As usual, there was no pressure, no demands. He asked
00:30me as a friend and of course I said yes. Then, after I accepted his offer, he sent me a text
00:38message and I just want to read to you a little piece of what President Trump wrote to me.
00:44Dana, I'm so honored that you will be doing the introduction at the National Republican
00:50Convention. Think of it as the biggest fight you ever had, a fight for our country and
00:56even the world. I only wish you didn't have to interrupt your family trip, but I hope
01:01they understand, they love you, and they know how important this is. Now think about this.
01:11This man's running for President of the United States, he's fighting for the future of this
01:15country and he's concerned about interrupting my family trip. That's the President Trump
01:22that I know, a man who truly cares about people. The mainstream media likes to push the narrative
01:33that he doesn't care about anyone but himself. I absolutely know that's not the truth because
01:38I've been friends with this guy for 25 years. For the people who know me, they'll know this
01:46is true. I just want to make something very clear. Nobody in the Trump campaign has ever
01:52told me what to say. Nobody tells me what to say and I'm nobody's puppet. I'm not telling
02:03you what to think, I'm telling you what I know. And I know President Trump. I know President
02:11Trump is a fighter. I've been saying this since 2015. Now look at what's happened over
02:17the last 10 years. We have all seen it with our own eyes. I'm in the tough guy business
02:24and this man is the toughest, most resilient human being that I've ever met in my life.
02:31The higher the stakes, the harder he fights and this guy never ever gives up. So what's
02:40at stake here? The answer is in President Trump's text and I quote, a fight for our
02:46country. I know why he's running for president again. Why else would he put himself through
02:55everything he's dealt with just to get back here? We all know he doesn't need this. This
02:59guy's got a great life, he has a beautiful family and he has achieved everything that
03:04you could possibly achieve in life. I know President Trump is literally putting his life
03:10on the line for something bigger than himself and he's willing to risk it all because he
03:15loves this country. And I know he wants what's best for the American people, all American
03:29people. I know he's running for president to save our American dream. I'm living the
03:36American dream and I know the American dream is very real. Whether you were born in this
03:41country or came here from someplace else, this is the last real land of opportunity.
03:51President Reagan once said, government's first duty is to protect the people, not run their
03:57lives. And if you're buried in government red tape, how will you ever start your own
04:02business? If you're struggling to pay your bills, how can you ever afford to start a
04:07family? And if you don't feel safe in your own town, why would you ever buy a house?
04:13I know that President Trump is fighting to save the American dream and that's what's
04:18at stake in this election. We are choosing who we want to lead us in this fight. I know
04:29President Trump is a proven leader, a fearless leader, and this country was in a much better
04:34place when he was in the Oval Office. In my mind, the choice is clear, but this election,
04:46we all get to choose. I know I'm going to choose strength and security. I know I'm going
04:52to choose opportunity and prosperity. I know I'm going to choose real American leadership
04:59and a real American badass. And I'm not telling you what choice to make, and I'm not telling
05:11you what to think. I'm telling you what I know. I know America needs a strong leader
05:17and the world needs a strong America. I know Donald J. Trump is the best choice for President
05:25of the United States. My fellow Americans, it is my honor to introduce the 45th and soon
05:32to be 47th President of the United States, Donald J. Trump.