Trump takes time out at UFC amid LA ICE riots, Musk feud

Donald Trump has made an quality astatine a UFC lucifer amid escalating protestation unit successful Los Angeles.

The US president arrived to thunderous applause astatine nan UFC-316 mixed martial arts event, astatine nan Prudential Centre successful Newark, New Jersey connected Saturday (local time).

His quality comes conscionable hours aft he ordered 2000 troops from nan National Guard to combat convulsive clashes betwixt migration authorities and demonstrators successful LA.

Trump was joined by his girl Ivanka Trump and her husband, Jared Kushner, on pinch boy Eric Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

He besides shook hands pinch nan UFC broadcast squad that included broadcaster Joe Rogan arsenic fans wildly applauded and held up their phones to threat pictures.

The president appeared to beryllium taking clip disconnected amid a 2nd time of unrest successful nan Paramount territory of LA.

Demonstrations were sparked aft astatine slightest 44 group were arrested by national migration agents erstwhile hunt warrants were executed astatine 3 locations.

A week of bitter back-and-forth led to Musk suggesting that Trump should beryllium impeached, arsenic good arsenic claims that nan authorities was concealing accusation astir nan president's relation pinch infamous paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.

Musk appeared by Saturday greeting to person deleted his posts astir Epstein.

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