Ufc Ceo Dana White Says Experience Of Being At Press Dinner Shooting Was ‘awesome’

While galore of those coming during nan shooting astatine nan White House correspondents’ meal were shocked by Saturday night’s events, UFC CEO Dana White seemed to alternatively bask himself.

White, a long-time state of Donald Trump, was sitting adjacent nan beforehand of nan ballroom hosting nan meal erstwhile nan arena was interrupted by nan sound of gunfire. Rather than trying to find a safe spot to hide during nan chaos, White was enthused by nan scene.

“All of a sudden, it conscionable started getting noisy,” White told reporters of nan aftermath of nan shooting. “Tables getting flipped over, guys moving successful pinch guns and they were screaming ‘Get down!’ I didn’t get down – it was fucking awesome. I virtually took each infinitesimal of it in. It was a beautiful crazy, unsocial experience.”

White said he initially thought nan shooter was adjacent him arsenic information forces approached his table. “They came towards our table,” White said pinch a smile. “I thought nan shooter was complete by america aliases something.”

The suspected gunman was apprehended by members of rule enforcement and is successful custody. The acting US lawyer general, Todd Blanche, said nan fishy is believed to have been targeting Trump and elder members of his administration. He has been named arsenic Cole Tomas Allen of Torrance, California.

White has bonded pinch Trump complete nan president’s enthusiasm for UFC, which has been credited pinch boosting his fame among young men. Trump has announced a conflict event astatine nan White House this summertime to people nan United States’ 250th anniversary. The arena will return spot connected 14 June, nan president’s 80th birthday.