'This is not serious leadership': Donald Trump and Marco Rubio watch UFC in Miami as Iran talks fail
Donald Trump and US secretary of state Marco Rubio attended a UFC event in Miami night on Saturday night as peace talks with Iran failed on the other side of the world.
Trump entered the Kaseya Center shortly after 9pm alongside several members of his family and UFC chief Dana White, who has been a supporter of the president since his first term. Seated nearby was Rubio as well as the US ambassador to India, Sergio Gor, the rapper Vanilla Ice and former FBI deputy director Dan Bongino.
“The Secretary of State skipped the Iran negotiations in Pakistan to attend a UFC fight. So did the Special Envoy for South and Central Asia, while Pakistan has no confirmed U.S. ambassador,” the House Democrats Foreign Affairs Committee wrote on X. “Tens of thousands of Americans are in harm’s way. Gas prices are rising. This is not serious leadership. It’s amateur hour.”
Despite his falling approval ratings and the unpopularity of the war with Iran among the American public, Trump was given a rousing greeting by the crowd as a Kid Rock song blasted in the background. The president shook hands with fans, smiled for cameras and greeted the UFC broadcast team, which included influential podcaster Joe Rogan.
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/apr/12/donald-trump-marco-rubio-ufc-iran-war
Not serious at all.
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