Soon after he got a clean bill of health (external link) at his first medical examination in his second term as POTUS on Saturday, April 12, 2025, Donald Trump flew to Florida for the weekend.
Instead of a round of golf at Mar A Lago, Trump headed to the Kaseya Center in Miami to watch the Ultimate Fighting Championship. There's nothing apparently that Trump likes better than see grown up men fighting; second, of course, to leaders of tariff-hit countries kissing his backside.
And guess who accompanied him to the mixed martial arts bouts? Elon Musk, of course! (Isn't Melania peeved about Elon's proximity to her husband? Or doesn't she care?)
IMAGE: Donald Trump, Elon Musk and son X Æ A-12, and Dana White, CEO of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, watch the Bryce Mitchell versus Jean Silva bout, here and below. Photograph: Nathan Howard/Reuters
Photograph: Nathan Howard/Reuters
IMAGE: Trump and Musk at UFC 314. Photograph: Sam Navarro-Imagn/Images/Reuters
Photograph: Nathan Howard/Reuters
IMAGE: Trump arrives ahead of UFC 314. Photograph: Nathan Howard/Reuters
IMAGE: Trump arrived to an enthusiastic reception. Photograph: Nathan Howard/Reuters
IMAGE: Musk and X Æ A-12alongside Trump and Dana White. Photograph: Nathan Howard/Reuters
IMAGE: Trump has a word with Dana White. Photograph: Nathan Howard/Reuters
IMAGE: Trump likes what he sees. Photographs: Nathan Howard/Reuters
IMAGE: Is he liking the fight? Or is he yelling at his president? Photograph: Nathan Howard/Reuters
Photographs curated by Manisha Kotian/Rediff
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