Trump's Shock Reaction to Vile Michelle Obama Josh Hokit UFC Slur Revealed
By: The Daily Beast
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Donald Trump had a shock reaction after a UFC fighter spat out an offensive slur against Michelle Obama after winning his bout at the president's tacky cage-fighting gala at the White House.
Trump staged a UFC Freedom 250 card on the South Lawn of the White House on Sunday to mark his 80th birthday, with the divisive event delayed by weather and then running until after 1:15 a.m.
But a comment made by a UFC fighter personally selected by Trump to take part in his birthday bash threatened to upstage the actual event, where each of the seven fights staged ended in a stoppage.
Trump made sure he was the star of the show after turning the historic South Lawn into a cage-fighting arena. Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC
Former NFL player and heavyweight UFC prospect Josh Hokit, 28, made a controversial statement after winning his match Sunday night.
Hokit was victorious via a TKO over Derrick Lewis, who is Trump's favorite fighter, in the second round.
"Shout-out to Trump for having the balls to put some s--- like this on," Hokit told Joe Rogan in an interview after his win.
Josh Hokit ends his speech saying Michelle Obama is a man and crowd erupts laughing #UFCWhiteHousepic.twitter.com/BRpA8vFeED
— Helen Yee (@HelenYeeSports) June 15, 2026
Michelle Obama and Trump at his first inauguration in 2017—the now-former first lady chose not to attend Trump's second inauguration in 2025. BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images
After shouting out his "Lord and Savior Jesus Christ," Hokit looked directly into the camera and said, "And lastly, Michelle Obama is a man! Am I right America?"
CNN reported that Trump, who was seated in the front row during the match, "appeared to show a half-smile" seconds after Hokit's outrageous remark.
Josh Hokit delivered the slur in a post-match fight with Joe Rogan. Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC
Trump was seated next to wife Melania and UFC CEO Dana White in seats that had "The White" House printed on them.
UFC shared an eight-second clip of Hokit's speech, which only included an insult about fellow fighter Alex Pereira's mother, but was cut before the Obama comment.
President Donald Trump attends the "UFC Freedom 250" mixed martial arts event on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, June 14, 2026. KENT NISHIMURA/AFP via Getty Images
The Daily Beast has contacted the White House and reps for Obama for comment. Paramount +, which is airing the event exclusively, declined to comment.
Right-wing conspiracy theorists have baselessly claimed for years that the former first lady is a man.
The parent company of Paramount+ has been under fire for recent firings at 60 Minutes as the network moves their news department in a more Trump-friendly direction, as well as yanking Stephen Colbert's late-night show off air.
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After his win, Hokit put a medallion around Trump's neck, with White House communications adviser Margo Martin capturing the incident on Instagram.
The New York Times reported that Trump put a white baseball hat on his head after Hokit appeared to "disturb" his hair while placing his medallion over the president's head.
Josh Hokit put a medallion around Trump's neck after his Obama slur. Anadolu/Anadolu via Getty Images
However, Trump took Hokit's chain off shortly after his remark about Obama, New York Post journalist Steven Nelson reported.
Reaction to Hokit's infantile comment included former CNN host Don Lemon playing the exchange while he rolled his eyes and grabbed a bag, as if to leave.
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The fighter, who goes by the nickname The Incredible Hok, also went viral on Saturday during the weigh-in for the Freedom 250 card.
After appearing to stagger and then vomit on himself, he stated, "So what, maybe I was drinking last night."
Trump watched from ringside with UFC chief Dana White. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
Hokit has form for the lazy insult, delivered as a mic-drop moment at the end of his post-victory interview. At a UFC event in January, he referenced legendary women's basketball player and 10-time WNBA All-Star Brittney Griner at the end of his victory speech.
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"And P.S., Brittney Griner is a man,'' Hokit said. At the time, Rogan said, "Brittney Griner catching strays.''
UFC CEO White said he did not approve of the remark about Griner. "I heard about it," he said. "I didn't see it. I don't love it."
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They turned the White House into a freak show.
what a fckn embarrassmeant
maga!
Certainly got that right..and understatement of the year..
Feel for you mob and no you can't migrate here..we have rules for that...😁
Thanks for FIFA and the World Cup alternative scheduling.
This man can sleep through anything
Morning...ahhh feeding time at the zoo.. springs to mind when seeing this.
Well the White House has turned into a circus and had to be followed by a zoo..
Wonder what's next??
A man fighting a gorilla probably.
yeah, but since when is a clown the ringmaster?
I fucking hate fake Christians!!!!!!!!!!!
I don't hate all Christians or Muslims; I just hate the ones who can't fucking stay in their own lane. Religion has NO place in our government, courthouses and schools and certainly not on the Whitehouse lawn. And the new MAGA religion and all their desperately compensating 'strong men' should take their tiny steroid stunted dicks back to their hollars where they're apparently appreciated. No one but worthless overcompensating incel cucks wanted to see this stupid and embarrassing display of violence.
Was he worried she'd stop by and beat his ass?
LOL! Probably
He just wanted to cut down some trees and fuck up the lawn to distract from the Obamas air time.
President Obama, once again exemplifying what it truly means to be a President with distinction, dignity, intelligence and heart creating a lasting legacy supporting the arts, education and thoughtful philanthropy. A breath of fresh air in this putrid toxic political and societal septic tank that now is America, brought to you by poorly educated angry bitter bigots and their dear Leader.
... yeah, but, but, the trump library will shortcut the florida building code and have overpriced retail and condos ... /s
I can only imagine what other countries are thinking of America at this moment. How fucking embarrassing that these people exist.
The view from "Trump Vision™" aka looking out Trumps balloon knot:
What patriotic Americans and the rest of the world sees:
How can any patriotic American not be embarrassed by Trump and his enablers?
I guess I'm not a patriotic American because I see trmp as weak and ineffective. I would call him a "girly" man but that's just not the insult it used to be. Lots of girls/woman are stronger than he is
trump has suffered from TPS since puberty ...
Seeing things for what they are is always patriotic.
Morning Hal..
Yep we are thinking exactly the same...how totally and absolutely embarrassing for the USA...
We know you mob can be over the top etc at times, but this is absolutely mind blowing....
How in the heck can any other country take the USA seriously when this crap is going on in the White House..
In a way it's rather tragic... to think of all the previous Presidents and the history that has unfolded over the years at the White House to what it is today..
You have our sympathy..
stuff that, we need permission to feed your sharks ...
We got the food....
Morning... our jaws are very particular about what they eat..
Tasty tourists are top of the hit list, US Presidents on the bottom.. but if they're desperate..😁
they'll be a lot more appetizing after they get dragged over the GB reef a few times ...
Seriously, I'm gonna have a talk with your Jaws. Eat a US Prez then you can have a tasty tourist for dessert
here is one of them jumping rope in a white house meeting room before his match.
Disgusting.
White House UFC fighter cowers, trying to protect his bloody face, as his opponent punches him in the kidney. The fight was stopped a few moments later when the corner threw in the towel
in another match, half conscious guy, flat on his back , is punched repeatedly in the face by the winner.
the maga aryan games ...
I am not going to fault the fighters for being fighters, and for going where they are invited, instructed, and paid for their services and entertainment value. I won't even blame Trump for having whatsoever he can get away with at the White House - while everybody is looking. . . .Now then, when the 'shoe' is on another 'foot'. . .everybody can just shut up at what may be coming. . . .
Trump, the precedent setting president extraordinaire! Let him keep unleashing the hounds of 'hell' everywhere he goes. . . because there will be precedents set that he most definitely will not agree with once a democrat is back in the 'house.'
And, no I did not even try to watch any of that. (And I have seen UFC events, plural, in the past). This was not for me.
correction: maga foreplay ...
Cage fighting is a hard sport. These men and participants have chosen this lifestyle as their vehicle to career success. . . so, even when the chips are down they have to carry-on. Thus, when UFC goes to the White House-through permission of one or any president, these PROFESSIONALS must consider their bottom lines, statuses, and positioning. Potentially, they might have even found themselves in the unusual 'wilderness' with their promoter Dana White and company and/or an vindictive Trump.
So yes, they performed for our 'overflowing the top' sitting president (just imagine what Trump's 'planned in advance' presidential funeral arrangements could be) for all the above reasons—at the least.
Just remember, these performers were honing and making money with these skills they gained and possess. . .long before an invite to any government venue.
isn't dana white a wife beater?
You will have to research it. I don't know much about White's professionally or privately. It has never come up to a level of interest or concern for me.
If not he could pick up some tips on the topic from the lefts new darling. Platner
"Quick Deflect!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
when you don't have an argument....
gee, I don't think he likes me ...
Nope, just a redirection of a deflection.
Who? White or Platner?
awww....I think you'll be ok
... it doesn't matter now, ha ha ha ...
The purpose of this fighting is to draw blood, and or "ground and pound". Ground and pound is when one of them is on top of the other on the "ground" and is pummeling what is often a defenseless opponent. There is little satisfaction to these fights unless the loser is either bleeding profusely or beaten unconscious.
These guys are not particularly good boxers, they are streetfighters.
MMA doesn’t bother me, I actually enjoy watching it once in a while. But to state the obvious, these guys are meatheads. They belong on the WH premises about as much as the housewives of Rhode Island. I don’t know that I can ever enjoy watching it again after this. Trump is a colossal moron who just can’t ever have the right people in the right lane.
The idea of fighting in a ring or octagon doesnt bother me either. What I dont like is the ground and pound. While I rarely look at it (almost always on you tube videos) , the idea of beating on someone who is often defenseless at the time doesnt sit well with me.
Not my cup of tea, but each to their own.
Exactly. While some folks are into watching muscular mostly naked men pound each other to a pulp, and others like dressing up in furry animal costumes and rubbing each other and still others enjoy listening to botoxed bitches whine about not bilking an ex-husband for more money, none of that should be represented or celebrated on the Whitehouse grounds.
Well, he certainly has the reich people in his reich lane.
A CNN poll showed only 16% of Americans approved of UFC bouts at the White House.
That final total included only 31% of Republicans.
The idea that this was something the American people were demanding is absurd.
the idea of beating on someone who is often defenseless at the time doesnt sit well with me
I thought that way at first, but the fact is there is very little anger associated with the sport. They actually love the beat down aspect, and that changed the way I thought about it. You might see someone deliver a spinning back kick into another guy’s forehead and then they high five immediately after. At the end of the fight they may be mad at the ref or the judging, but I don’t think I’ve ever seen them mad at each other. Usually just exhausted hugs and congratulations.
I dont know what the fighters think of it, and am not that interested in that. Without all the blood and the repeatedly punching a dazed opponent (who is on the ground) in the head , I dont think this sport would be anywhere near as popular as it is.
It's harsh. It's ground and pound and its for a reason. Sure, it's savage. Thus, it is an 'extreme' sport. However, let's understand this: 1. There is training involved. 2. There are rules. 3. There ae regulations involved. 4. There are referees involved (to stop the aggression. 5. The participants are professionals. 6. The volunteers - well submitted to this.
Now, if there is an issue of say, underaged, amateurs, or contagion (in this bloodsport) then, I would oppose it. And no, at this time I am not a fan of the sport. I have watched it enough to understand how it 'performs'—not for me.
Your comments are basically irrelevant to my point. My point is not about the "rules", it is about the fans reaction.
John it wasnt that many years ago that a thing called " Bum-fights " were popular on social media ,
Pay a couple homeless or down on thier luck people to duke it out in some alley or parking lot video and upload , thing is , those uploads always got views and hits , so yeah i agree its the one watching that are doing the driving .
Not to mention the ones that are reposting the UFC fights over and over while at the same time bad mouthing them.
All this does is get people more curios and want to watch them.
Dont give Trump ideas for his next production.
And they were UNIVERSILY condemned. What some saw (I didn't watch) was apparently extremely violent and while barely legal, just like the slimy felon President likes things, we as patriotic Americans should loudly condemn this embarrassing display of overcompensation.
Totally agree, and they also had an air of being exploitative .
which is what i think IMHO brought about the formation of MMA and UFC bouts and both organizations with some protections for the participant[ants .
i mean MMA and UFC is a far cry from the old school technical boxing matches of days of old , but things dont always stay the same either ,, but all had the same end , 2 people beating the crap out of each other .
as for the rest i accept it as your entitled opinion , one that has absolutely nothing i particularly care about , but your still entitled to your opinion as is everyone .
Well, as a loose fan of this type of 'beating' (meaning I am in and out with it over the years. . .same with boxing/boxers by the way). . .I can say that I find the (male) fighters more interesting than the fight itself. That is, I wonder why so many good looking men seem to want to be the hell out of their faces. . . . That is my real 'take' on the fights. I do not see it as entertainment. . . as for me it is a blood-sport.
It is an expression of freedom on the part of the fighters themselves. They seem to need this. . .as a way of life and livelihood. Now what is it that makes that so. . . ? I don't know. Would these fighters (including women) be 'lost' in this world and without fanfare, 'prize,' and glory without sport fighting. . . I really don't know. We do know that these fighters undergo many trials, tribulations, injuries, for. . . this.
So how is it a expression of freedom?
These men and women dedicate themselves to this. . . similar to other athletes in other world-class sports. These fighters have venues in other countries (160 countries - Alexa.)
If I wish to have my own freedoms expressed in our country, . . .I have to accept that FIGHTERS are DRIVEN to FIGHT similar to how I am 'driven' to be attracted all my life to men. . . that some would not like me to live with and love.
(I know I wove a lot of ideas together there, and it still works, nevertheless!)
Yeah, Dana White isn’t filthy rich because people don’t watch MMA. I liken it to the “rubber necking” reflex most folks have when driving past a bad accident. Yes, even the washed minority which is well represented here. Even though they won’t admit it.
No one ever said violence wasn't profitable. There is of course an appetite among some to see gruesome violent acts, just like there is an appetite among some to see barely legal porn and even not at all legal porn. Does that mean we should want our government to represent ANY of that shit just because there's a market for it and it sells? Of course not, that would be selling out our morals, ethics and reputation around the world. And sadly, now it's too late as our once great nation has been reduced to a laughingstock led by a fucking clown hosting self-aggrandizing cock fight gladiator battles on the White house lawn, all for what? To suck off 'Dana White'? What every dumb fuck moron white conservative incel wishes they were? A rich fat necked white bald dickhead?
“He knows he has an unusual penis. It has a huge mushroom head. Like a toadstool …" Stormy Daniels
I never view MMA shit, but this year I wouldn't be adverse to watching maga types beat each other senseless ...
I like to watch stuff getting blown up. I know that's sick
no it isn't and you're not alone ...
I remember one Jaws-themed episode, when they were investigating whether Jaws would actually blow up if he bit into a barrel of compressed air. They were loaned the barrels on the condition that they didn't blow them up. Somebody asked "Have they seen this show before?"
boo hoo hoo >sniff< I loved having good clean fun with M-80's and cherry bombs back before they made illegal. roman candles and exploding bottle rockets were fun too ...
I like to think that my friends and I were responsible for retailers adding the necessary safety feature of installing screens on the fronts of their temporary fireworks stands ... or at least demonstrate the common sense of not exposing the fronts of their stands to the street ...
My cousin once hit me in the leg with a bottle rocket gone astray. It didn't hurt enough to keep me from running away, fortunately.
we had intense bottle rocket wars, with rules, and short pieces of half inch steel conduit for accuracy ...
way back in the mid 70's, me and my friend sparky went to a 4th party in an old abandoned stone church. we weren't sober, liquid, organic, or chemical, and sparky told me we had to leave, after he had unknown to me, tossed his cigarette butt into the bucket where the aerial fireworks were. we made it to the car just as the spontaneous fireworks display began, inside the church. luckily the doors and windows had long been previously removed permitting ease of egress ...
I remember it was quite spectacular, but that may have been enhanced a bit by some hallucinogenics ...
Apt name.
we were inseparable in high school. my drama teacher used to write us hall passes to leave class for 10 minutes to go get creative when she couldn't inspire any classroom activity. we'd come back in and the show was on. when we graduated, I was 1/2 credit over and sparky was 1/2 credit short. I talked the drama teacher into giving him my 1/2 credit, since he wasn't signed up for the class, but spent his free hour there in the last semester. the teacher would assign our best classroom antics and improvisations to classmates for them to develop into skits for her 3x per year school variety show.
we had more than a few "how the fuck did we live thru that" adventures, coming of age movie scene types of death defying, chemically induced, epic adventures that we somehow lived thru. I have admitted to some of them here. like getting caught in a freak spring blizzard halfway up the flatirons in boulder colorado a week before graduation. he moved away a couple years later to hangout with our other friends when his fifth a day canadian club habit started to make him, er, disagreeable. he died of liver cirrhosis a few years back. go figure ...
We have to re-learn how to co-exist in this really big country, where we have diversity, inclusion, and yes-equity. . . even when some do not and are unwilling to honor it.
Since some want to define what it is to be a woman and a man for us, perhaps, when the opportunity returns, we should define for them what it means to be human and at peace with others!
posted by the official white house twitter account.
I wonder what the "greatest generation" would have thought of this.
The brutality is not just for the entertainment of men . . . here is something for the women ! I do not approve. . .and yet. . . it happens !
worth a short listen -
(4) Post by @jennifershin.bsky.social — Bluesky
I think the man in the video makes a great deal of sense.
I have not yet spoken on the "Michelle Obama is a man" remark online (I have in real life all day). I think it was stupid. I think it 'lowered' the standard of the whole brutal fight. I think the remark was low. I think it was spoken 'out of nowhere.' And yes, I think it was despicable.
Additionally, since it was the 'biggest stage possible' - the Obamas should sue him and all the others their lawyers recommend.
I swear, sometimes it just seems like the goal for some of these people is to see who can be the ugliest.
apparently maga is still unhappy about events that occurred 6 decades ago, where their mentalities reside ...
That’s extremely ironic.
Slur?
There is a plus side to his comment. The left have displayed they finally know what a "woman" is.
Okay, evidently the 'down-side' must be that "the Right" must not know what a "woman" is since its insistence on mocking her.
At no time did the right try to change the definition to be "inclusive" of those with mental issues. Never did they try to claim that a MAN in a dress was a woman.
Looks like a great time was had by all except for the usual whiners club.