(Patriot.Buzz) – Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) stars are stepping into the political arena, delivering a knockout endorsement for GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump to Arab American voters in Michigan.
Justin Gaethje, Beneil Dariush, and Henry Cejudo joined forces at a rally to champion Trump’s peace-making prowess in the Middle East.
The Conservative Middle Eastern political action committee sponsored the event, which took place in a prominent Arab banquet hall in the Detroit area.
The aim was to register Arab-American voters as Republicans and rally support for the former’s potential 2024 presidential bid.
Justin Gaethje, known for his brutal fighting style, showed a softer side as he addressed the crowd.
“I do get punched in the head for a living, so I have written some words,” Gaethje said.
Beneil Dariush, an Assyrian Christian from Iran, struck a chord with the audience by declaring, “Assyrians and Chaldeans are brothers.”
He went on to praise Trump’s actions against ISIS and criticized the hawkish Republican foreign policy of the past.
“I saw the things he did in the Middle East, where he stopped ISIS, where he stopped bombing just random people like [former President Barack] Obama was doing,” Dariush commented.
Henry Cejudo, a Latino-American fighter, related to the audience’s immigrant experiences while proudly wearing a “Trump For Peace” T-shirt.
Moreover, the fighters’ involvement was orchestrated by their manager, Ali Abdelaziz, a friend of Trump and former acting Director of National Intelligence Ric Grenell.
“I think Donald Trump brought four years of peace,” Abdelaziz added.
Abdelaziz’s stark contrast between Trump’s presidency and the current administration resonated with attendees.
He highlighted Trump’s creation of the Abraham Accords, a series of agreements normalizing relations between Israel and several Arab states.
While Chaldean American Rana Salem expressed her unwavering support for Trump, Yemeni American Ali Aljahmi echoed this sentiment, criticizing the Biden-Harris administration’s handling of Middle Eastern conflicts.
As the 2024 election approaches, these UFC stars’ endorsements could prove crucial in swaying Arab-American voters in Michigan.
A recent survey by Trafalgar Group shows that the former president and Harris are tied in the state, underlining the importance of every vote.
With Trump’s significant advantage in counties he won by more than 10 points in 2020, this targeted outreach to Arab-American voters could be the deciding factor in securing Michigan’s electoral votes.
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