Lil Pump And Donald Trump Share A Selfie From UFC Event Where Fighter Claims Political Bias

BYLavender AlexandriaPublished on December 18, 20231.5K Views

US President Donald Trump invites rapper Lil Pump on stage during his final Make America Great Again rally of the 2020 US Presidential campaign at Gerald R. Ford International Airport on November 2, 2020, in Grand Rapids, Michigan. (Photo by JEFF KOWALSKY / AFP) (Photo by JEFF KOWALSKY/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump's name came up throughout the night's proceedings.

It's no secret that Lil Pump and Donald Trump are good friends. The pair originally linked up during Trump's first presidential campaign where he notoriously got the rapper's name wrong. But that hasn't dampened their relationship as the former president is once again running and recently brought out Pump at a campaign rally.

But the pair recently ran into each other once again at the UFC 296 event over the weekend. It's no surprise as both the rapper and politician are known to frequent UFC events and while there they even posed for a selfie together. But just as the photo was beginning to make the rounds online, Trump was making waves at the event for another reason. During one of the night's events, MMA fighter Colby Covington lost to opponent Leon Edwards. Covington is a notorious fan of the former president and shouted him out by name after the fight. In a press conference following the event, Covington blamed the judges ruling against him in the fight on his support for Trump. Check out the pictures of Lil Pump and Donald Trump and Covington's full explanation below.

Lil Pump And Donald Trump At UFC 296

In recent weeks Lil Pump has been making more waves for his actions than any of his music. Back in October he got his nails done and like many after a manicure, took to social media to show off the results. But may took issue with the choice even including The Game who felt compelled to leave a comment disagreeing with the choice.

That debate re-emerged last week when Pump shared a comedic video about girls taking selfies in what appeared to be a full face of makeup. Fans debated whether or not he put on all of that makeup just to make a short video or if he could be using some kind of very accurate makeup filter. What do you think of Covington's claim that he lost his fight because of bias against his support of Donald Trump? Let us know in the comment section below.

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Lavender Alexandria

Lavender Alexandria is a music and culture journalist based in Los Angeles, California. She’s covered dozens of musical genres and styles from the most mainstream to the most experimental and underground on her blog and accompanying YouTube channel that looks at music, pop culture, and Billboard charts since 2017: Lav’s Music Corner. Lavender has produced editorial and listicle content both in written and video form over the past far years and has also interviewed up-and-coming artists like Censored Dialogue. Her experiences covering culture have taken her from Hyperpop parties in LA to underground rap shows in Atlanta, to DIY punk shows in Charlotte. Lavender has also written for iHeartRadio, covering some of the biggest artists in Hip Hop such as Ice Spice, Drake, Doja Cat and Cardi B. She also has bylines with ScreenRant and continues to write for Ringtone magazine. Lavender is a lifelong Charlotte Hornets fan and her favorite rap artists include Clipping, Little Simz, Earl Sweatshirt, and Kendrick Lamar.