DJ Akademiks Poses With Donald Trump At UFC 287

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Former President Donald Trump attends the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 287 mixed martial arts event at the Kaseya Center in Miami, Florida, on April 8, 2023. (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA / AFP) (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty Images)
Akademiks met up with Donald Trump at UFC 287.

DJ Akademiks posed for a photo with Donald Trump at UFC 287, over the weekend. He shared the picture on Instagram, joking that he'll be the former president's running mate in 2024. The vocal Trump supporter, Jorge Masvidal, took on Gilbert Burns at the event. "Greatest president in the history of the world, I love that guy," Masvidal said while inside the ring. He also prasied Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. Kevin Holland walked over to speak with the former president from inside the ring after beating Santiago Ponzinibbio. Israel Adesanya later took on Alex Pereira.

"Might have to take up Uncle Trump on his offer of being His Vice President 2024," Akademiks wrote. "Bruh told me 'no way you’d be worse than Kamala.'” Fans had plenty of jokes in response to the post. One commented, "Trump about to repost this as My African American friend Akademiks." Another wrote, "Big Ak tryna save on taxes."

Donald Trump At UFC 287

Former President Donald Trump attends the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 287 mixed martial arts event at the Kaseya Center in Miami, Florida, on April 8, 2023. (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA / AFP) (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump sat in the front row at the event along with Kid Rock, Mike Tyson, and Dana White. His eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., was also in attendance. The appearance comes as Trump faces 34 felony charges of falsifying business records regarding payments made to Stormy Daniels. He was arraigned in New York City, last week, making him the first former president to be charged with a crime. He flew back to Mar-a-Lago afterward and spoke about the incident in a speech to his supporters.

“The only crime that I’ve committed is to fearlessly defend our nation from those who seek to destroy it,” he said at the time. “The criminal is the district attorney because he illegally leaked massive amounts of grand jury information, for which he should be prosecuted — or at a minimum, he should resign." Trump is currently running for the GOP bid to be president again in 2024. His biggest Republican opponent is Ron DeSantis.

Akademiks' Picture With Trump

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