In a recent appearance on Pat McAfee's show, UFC President Dana White showered praise on his long-time friend, Donald Trump, hailing him as one of the toughest and most resilient individuals he has ever known.

White highlighted Trump's ability to withstand extreme challenges, including the recent assassination attempt.

Pat McAfee started the conversation with a direct question: "How is he (Donald Trump), and what does your week look like? And was there ever a thought of him (Trump) going to UFC Denver?"

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White immediately set the record straight, "No, he was never going to UFC Denver. I wasn't even—I was on a plane to Italy, so he wouldn't go to the UFC unless I was there. Number one." He continued, emphasizing Trump's toughness, "Number two, I've been saying this forever about this guy. He is one of the toughest, most resilient human beings that I have ever met in my life."

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Elaborating on Trump's resilience, White said, "And let me tell you what, everybody wants to act like a tough guy, right? Everybody wants to act like a tough guy? Well, when the shit goes down, you find out who tough guys are and who tough guys are not. This guy is the legitimate ultimate American badass of all time. You know, the guy takes a shot at him, he goes down, he stands up, and then he starts chanting to the crowd. And you know, fight, fight, fight."

White recalled his immediate reaction to the incident, "I literally was blown away. I called him as soon as I landed, I called him, and he answered, and he was already home from the hospital, and we talked for like, 30 minutes."

He continued to extol Trump's toughness, "Pat, I'm telling you, I have never known a human being like this in my life. He is literally one of the toughest, most badass guys of all time. And listen, you don't like him. You can say whatever you want about him. It is undebatable. Now, literally undebatable. This sniper tried to take a shot at him and missed him by millimeters, a bullet through the ear."

Drawing a comparison to a personal experience, White shared, "I had a buddy in Boston when we grew up, and a bunch of guys tried to kill him one night outside of a bar, and he was never the same again. He was never the same. He literally moved out of South Boston and went down South Shore and was never the same again mentally after that happened to him. This guy's almost 80 years old. The guy tried to blow his head off and to have the reaction that he did when he got up."

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White concluded by reaffirming his long-standing friendship with Trump, "This guy's been a friend of mine for 25 years, one of the greatest human beings I've ever met. He's an unbelievable friend, and he is forever now, the ultimate American badass. That picture that you just showed will go down in history 100 years after we're dead."

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