Last night, President Trump, along with NY Representative Pete King, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, Donald Trump, Jr., and Eric Trump, was in New York City’s Madison Square Garden to watch a series of Ultimate Fighting Championship bouts. I give the guy props because he knew he was going to be booed, he was booed, and he let the people booing know that he really didn’t care. And while this tweet by some NBC weenie emphasizes the boos, there were a lot of cheers as well.

The President is here and the boos are deafening. #UFC244 pic.twitter.com/MbQdKIvuil

— Ricardo Montero (@RicardoMonteroH) November 3, 2019

Despite the bullshit from blue checkmark Twitter, when we walked into the arena it was overwhelmingly positive. @danawhite said it was the most electrifying entrance he seen in 25 years of doing this. @ufc https://t.co/62dAdDimGD

— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) November 3, 2019

#NEW: Pres. Trump arrives at Madison Square Garden to a positive reaction from the crowd ahead of #UFC244 . pic.twitter.com/OIz8R8IkRu

— Tara LaRosa (@TaraLaRosa) November 3, 2019

One of the main bouts was the welterweight fight between Jorge Masvidal and Nate Diaz.

What had been thought to be a pretty even match was called off when Diaz started to resemble a piñata.

After the bouts, Masvidal was awarded the BMF belt–BMF, naturally, signifying Bad Motherf***er–for his dominating performance.

Masvidal did the ritual trash talking in the post fight press conference then this:

“No matter what your views on Trump as a president, the guy’s a bad motherfucker man.” – Jorge Masvidal

Trump is attending a UFC cage-match in NYC tonight with Masvidal on the main card.pic.twitter.com/ZMNdJrAzNc

— Tim O'Brien (@TimOBrien) November 3, 2019

Naturally, Trump noticed:

Great fight Champ! https://t.co/URRR7vnSCj

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 3, 2019

Not unsurprisingly, some of the media went after Trump not only for his tweet but for having the temerity to watch such a distasteful sport. This is some guy called Tim O’Brien who, according to him is executive editor at Bloomberg Opinion and engages in public onanism on MSNBC (NTTAWWT). This, and Twitter blue check mark, give him all the credentials that he needs to opine upon what the lower classes should not engage in.

Trump is a longtime fan of violent, mixed martial arts fighting. In August, just 15 minutes after he expressed condolences for victims of the El Paso shootings, he tweeted a photo of himself with Colby Covington, an MMA champion.

— Tim O'Brien (@TimOBrien) November 3, 2019

UFC president Dana White has praised Trump for backing the UFC early on—including agreeing to host fights at his venues and watching from the front row. “Nobody took us seriously. Nobody. Except Donald Trump. Donald was the first guy to recognize the potential we saw in the UFC”

— Tim O'Brien (@TimOBrien) November 3, 2019

Lost amid the debate about how many boos or cheers there were — and if Trump made an “electrifying entrance” — is how bonkers it is that the president of the United States thrives on attending and marketing events built around what John McCain once called “human cockfighting.”

— Tim O'Brien (@TimOBrien) November 3, 2019

Seriously. F*** this guy. This wussy douche doesn’t get to decide what anyone watches. He may think Drag Queen Story Time is the pinnacle of excitement but a lot of people like combative sports and the fact that some guy with a handgrip like a wet sponge engages in submissive urination when he sees MEN fight doesn’t mean that there is anything wrong with the sport. (I was going to make a joke about what McCain may have meant by “cockfighting” but decided it would be in bad taste.)

O’Brien can look down his ample snoot at Trump and the people watching UFC. He and his ilk have made a career out of it. But what Masvidal said is going to resonate in a lot of places and in a lot of communities that do value toughness. What he said counts. What O’Brien said simply shows how out of touch the people who think they are our betters are with the American people.