The reality that we live in today is sometimes hard to believe. At times it seems like we’re stuck in a weird reality TV show. Imagine if I told you 10 years ago that Donald Trump would be attending an MMA fight as a former President of the United States and actor Mel Gibson would be saluting him in the crowd.
It’s something not a single person on the planet would have predicted but it really happened last Saturday night at UFC 264.
The Hollywood star was spotted attending the highly-anticipated fighting event when he saw Trump walking through the crowd with his security entourage, and showed his respect with a quick salute.
Yoooooo!!! Is that Mel Gibson saluting President Trump? #UFC264 pic.twitter.com/QEqa0p2cOn
— The Columbia Bugle 🇺🇸 (@ColumbiaBugle) July 11, 2021
The one, the only, Mel Gibson is in the house! 🇦🇺🤩 #UFC264 pic.twitter.com/aDLZ9iqICb
— UFC_AUSNZ (@UFC_AUSNZ) July 11, 2021
The exact protocol for greeting a former president is unclear but perhaps Gibson was starstruck by the former President.
UFC crowd goes nuts when Trump enters the stadiumwith @danawhite!!! Chants of US… USA break out. These fans and most of the fighters just get it.🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 #UFC #Ufc246 pic.twitter.com/MG0TA2E7BY
— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) July 11, 2021
Whatever the greeting Mel Gibson saluting Trump is just what the internet needed. Whether you love or hate Trump or Gibson you have to appreciate the pageantry of it all.
