{"id":2370360,"date":"2024-11-18T14:07:01","date_gmt":"2024-11-18T19:07:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/eric-adams-defends-ufc-309-meeting-with-trump-as-commitment-to-work-with-president-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-18T14:07:39","modified_gmt":"2024-11-18T19:07:39","slug":"eric-adams-defends-ufc-309-meeting-with-trump-as-commitment-to-work-with-president-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/eric-adams-defends-ufc-309-meeting-with-trump-as-commitment-to-work-with-president-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Eric Adams defends UFC 309 meeting with Trump as \u2018commitment\u2019 to work with president &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Feric-adams-defends-ufc-309-meeting-with-trump-as-commitment-to-work-with-president-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2370360&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>New York City Mayor Eric Adams recently met with President-elect Donald Trump at the UFC 309 \u200cevent, which Adams&#8217; office characterized as a demonstration of his &#8220;commitment&#8221; to collaborating with the incoming administration. Trump was at Madison Square\u2062 Garden with other supporters, including members of his future administration, to watch \u200bthe \u200bUltimate Fighting Championship match. Adams attended the event in a personal capacity, as stated by\u200c his press \u200csecretary, who emphasized that fostering cooperation with the president-elect is\u200b in the best interest of New\u2063 Yorkers. Following their meeting, Adams praised Trump&#8217;s nomination of Elon\u2064 Musk to \u200ba governmental position, indicating a shared interest in reforming what he\u2062 describes as\u200c an \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">outdated bureaucratic system<\/a>. Despite \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/disgraced-florida-pol-andrew-gillums-top-aides-behind-multimillion-dollar-weed-initiative\/\" title=\"Disgraced Florida Pol Andrew Gillum\u2019s Top Aides Behind Multimillion-Dollar Weed Initiative\">facing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/powerful-l-a-democrat-and-great-friend-of-obama-indicted-on-federal-corruption-charges\/\" title=\"Powerful L.A. Democrat And \u2018Great Friend\u2019 Of Obama Indicted On Federal Corruption Charges\">federal corruption charges<\/a><\/a>, making him the first sitting NYC mayor to be indicted, Adams maintains his\u2062 innocence and insists on the importance of political \u200dunity in the country. \u200bSocial media reactions to the meeting highlighted \u200cit as a significant \u200bmoment, \u2063with some expressing support\u200d for the collaboration between Adams and Trump.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Eric Adams defends UFC 309 meeting with Trump as &lsquo;commitment&rsquo; to work with president<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1882063\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Indicted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-york-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">New York City<\/a> Mayor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/eric-adams\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Eric Adams<\/a> was spotted meeting with President-elect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> on Saturday at UFC 309, which his office confirmed is part of his &ldquo;commitment&rdquo; to working with the incoming administration.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Trump was visiting Madison Square Garden, the same arena he held his New York City rally at last month, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/sports\/3232515\/trump-first-ufc-fight-election\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">to attend Saturday&rsquo;s Ultimate Fighting Championship match<\/a>, where he was joined by multiple members of his incoming administration, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elon-musk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Elon Musk<\/a>, House Speaker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-johnson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Mike Johnson<\/a> (R-LA), and others. During his visit, captured on Instagram by podcast host Sage Steele, Trump and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ufc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">UFC<\/a> President Dana White could be spotted talking to the New York City mayor.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">One of the best moments from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ufc?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ufc<\/a> 309 last night?! <br \/>Witnessing these legends stand together &amp; chant<br \/> &ldquo;USA, USA!&rdquo; with 22K strong! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@realDonaldTrump<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@elonmusk<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TulsiGabbard?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TulsiGabbard<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RobertKennedyJr?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RobertKennedyJr<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpeakerJohnson?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SpeakerJohnson<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KidRock?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@KidRock<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DonaldJTrumpJr?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DonaldJTrumpJr<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EricTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@EricTrump<\/a> &hellip; AND democrat&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4HFItNGjVZ\">pic.twitter.com\/4HFItNGjVZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sage Steele (@sagesteele) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sagesteele\/status\/1858174212097146950?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 17, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;While Mayor Adams attended this event in a private capacity, he has repeatedly made clear his commitment to collaborating with the incoming administration to improve the lives of New Yorkers,&rdquo; Adams&rsquo;s press secretary, Kayla Mamelak Altus, told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> in a statement. &ldquo;Making sensational statements disavowing the president-elect may generate attention for a political campaign, but it is poor policy and serves no benefit to the people of this city.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Several users on social media shared the footage of Adams meeting with the president-elect, with some calling it a &ldquo;great moment.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Great moment with President-elect <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@realDonaldTrump<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NYCMayor?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NYCMayor<\/a> Eric Adams chatting at the UFC match last night.<br \/>Let&#8217;s Make America and NYC Great Again. &#127482;&#127480; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pBy2IS0xU1\">https:\/\/t.co\/pBy2IS0xU1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mona Davids &ndash; Unbought and Unbossed (@MonaDavids) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MonaDavids\/status\/1858185097020629386?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 17, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">In an Instagram reel shared by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sagesteele?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@sagesteele<\/a> the 1st Indicted NYC Mayor, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NYCMayor?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NYCMayor<\/a> Eric &ldquo;Please Pardon Me&rdquo; Adams can be seen reinventing himself ringside at UFC 309 with President Elect Donald J. Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2WPxSGdmhI\">pic.twitter.com\/2WPxSGdmhI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; John D. Macari Jr. &#127482;&#127480;&#128509; (@JohnDMacari) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JohnDMacari\/status\/1858174380171214944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 17, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>Following Trump&rsquo;s victory, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3229846\/eric-adams-warming-up-to-trump-praise-elon-musk-pick\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Adams praised Trump&rsquo;s nomination of Musk as co-head of the newly formed Department of Government Efficiency<\/a>, contending the United States is dealing with &ldquo;an antiquated government filled with bureaucracy unwilling to make any changes.&rdquo; The mayor has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3208142\/eric-adams-silly-questions-trump-fascist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">also pushed back against &ldquo;silly questions&rdquo; toward him<\/a> on whether or not Trump is a fascist, arguing the country still needs to be &ldquo;the United States and not the divided states.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In September, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3167075\/eric-adams-indicted-federal-criminal-charges\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Adams was indicted on federal corruption charges<\/a>, making him the first mayor in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-york-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">New York<\/a> history to be indicted while in office. He has maintained his innocence despite the indictment, stating on Friday during an appearance on <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/the-view\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">The View<\/a><\/em>  talk show that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3231775\/eric-adams-tells-view-hosts-to-tone-down-rhetoric-amid-criticism-of-rfk-jr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">he &ldquo;did nothing wrong.&rdquo;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Trump weighed in on Adams&rsquo;s indictment during an interview last month, stating<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3194491\/trump-adams-indictment-suspicious-mayor-immigration-comments\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> the mayor was indicted after Adams &ldquo;came out&rdquo;<\/a> against the city&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/immigration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">illegal immigration<\/a>, a topic the president-elect put at the forefront while campaigning for president. During Trump&rsquo;s rally in Madison Square Garden, Trump thanked Adams for not calling him a dictator and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/live-blog-posts\/trump-thanks-democratic-nyc-mayor-eric-adams-msg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">said the mayor has been &ldquo;treated pretty badly.&rdquo;<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The best part of UFC309 was Jon Jones honoring our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, in front of millions. <\/p>\n<p>Day by day since Nov 5th, it feels like this country is finally moving in the right direction. &#128588;&#127996;&#127482;&#127480; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/u3JEFUoxDq\">pic.twitter.com\/u3JEFUoxDq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Riley Gaines (@Riley_Gaines_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Riley_Gaines_\/status\/1858348964392636536?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 18, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>The president-elect&rsquo;s visit to Saturday&rsquo;s UFC match also saw mixed martial artist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3233011\/sage-steele-hopes-sports-outlets-soften-opposition-trump-support\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Jon &ldquo;Bones&rdquo; Jones perform a dance move mirroring the iconic dance<\/a> Trump has been known to perform at his rallies. Jones also took a moment to &ldquo;acknowledge Jesus Christ&rdquo; during an interview, a moment praised by women sports activist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/riley-gaines\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Riley Gaines<\/a> on X.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1882063\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1882063\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eric Adams defends meeting Trump at UFC 309 as a commitment to collaboration<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2370361,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Adams-Veterans-Day-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[11032,36661,45243,45242,32076],"class_list":["post-2370360","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-commitment","tag-eric-adams","tag-trump-meeting","tag-ufc-309","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Adams-Veterans-Day-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2370360","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2370360"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2370360\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2370364,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2370360\/revisions\/2370364"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2370361"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2370360"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2370360"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2370360"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}