{"id":2785,"date":"2026-06-15T17:35:32","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T17:35:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=2785"},"modified":"2026-06-15T17:35:32","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T17:35:32","slug":"dana-white-called-a-ufc-fighters-michelle-obama-insult-nonsense-the-white-house-isnt-commenting-on-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=2785","title":{"rendered":"Dana White called a UFC fighter\u2019s Michelle Obama insult \u2018nonsense.\u2019 The White House isn\u2019t commenting on it"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div> <div>\n<button>\n<strong>\n<span><svg>\n<\/svg>\n<\/span>\n<span>Summary<\/span>\n<\/strong>\n<span><svg><\/svg>\n<\/span>\n<span><svg><\/svg>\n<\/span>\n<\/button>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>A UFC fighter made a false and offensive remark about Michelle Obama at a White House event.<\/li>\n<li>UFC President Dana White condemned the comment as nasty and false, but the White House has not commented on it.<\/li>\n<li>White House communications director Steven Cheung said the UFC fighter \u201chad a great win last night.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<span>AI-generated summary was reviewed by a CNN editor.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n            Less than 24 hours after a UFC fighter used a highly publicized White House match to lob a false insult at former first lady Michelle Obama, Ultimate Fighting Championship CEO and President Dana White called it \u201cnasty and false,\u201d dismissing it as \u201cnonsense.\u201d\n    <\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=2780\">With UFC fight night wrapped at the White House, days of breakdown and cleanup begin<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n            The White House did not follow suit.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            President Donald Trump was seen smiling briefly Sunday after UFC fighter Josh Hokit made a false and offensive remark about the former first lady during his post-fight speech at the White House. Hokit praised Trump for hosting the fight, before adding: \u201cAnd lastly, Michelle Obama is a man. Am I right, America?\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            A mixture of cheers and boos rippled through the crowd. The false remarks about Obama have previously circulated online.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            White told Time magazine in a text message Monday: \u201cI understand that the Obama\u2019s are public figures but I\u2019m completely against saying nasty and false things about people\u2019s families. Everyone knows my position on free speech but I hate that kind of nonsense.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            A UFC spokesperson directed CNN to White\u2019s comment. They did not respond when asked whether Hokit had been disciplined over the remark.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            In response to an inquiry from CNN\u2019s Jake Tapper about Hokit\u2019s comments, White House communications director Steven Cheung said the UFC fighter \u201chad a great win last night. He showed toughness and the ability to pressure his opponent both on his feet and on the ground.\u201d\n    <\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=2778\">Iran agreement: Bad, BATNA or both?<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"22717946 - Tapper UFC digvid.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-2783\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/58da0927db99cd73a4512320c429a85e-768x432.jpg\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/58da0927db99cd73a4512320c429a85e-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/58da0927db99cd73a4512320c429a85e-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/58da0927db99cd73a4512320c429a85e.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>Video Ad Feedback<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>White House refuses to condemn UFC fighter who smeared Michelle Obama\n                <\/div>\n<div><p>UFC fighter Josh Hokit insulted former first lady Michelle Obama at Sunday&#8217;s UFC Freedom 250 event. When asked about Hokit&#8217;s comment, the White House refused to directly address the question. CNN&#8217;s Jake Tapper reports.<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<span>\n                                        \n        \n            \n            \n        2:17\n                            <\/span>\n<span> \u2022 Source:\n                \n                    CNN\n<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2784\" height=\"936\" src=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/4fe5667c1351d6126dc11679eb8ba2e6.jpg\" width=\"526\" srcset=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/4fe5667c1351d6126dc11679eb8ba2e6.jpg 526w, https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/4fe5667c1351d6126dc11679eb8ba2e6-169x300.jpg 169w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 526px) 100vw, 526px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<svg><\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>White House refuses to condemn UFC fighter who smeared Michelle Obama<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>        \n        \n            \n            \n        2:17\n         \n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n            The White House declined to respond when pressed by Tapper on how officials square their refusal to criticize the disparaging remarks against Obama when they protest insults against first lady Melania Trump.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            President Trump himself has ridiculed Obama. Earlier this year, Trump refused to apologize after posting and then deleting a racist video depicting former President Barack Obama and the former first lady as apes in a jungle, insisting he hadn\u2019t seen the final frames containing the offensive content and blaming a staffer for the mistake.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            In remarks at the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Michelle Obama said, \u201cFor years, Donald Trump did everything in his power to try to make people fear us. See his limited, narrow view of the world made him feel threatened by the existence of two highly educated successful people, who happen to be Black.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            On Monday, the Democratic Party\u2019s X account posted an image of Obama smiling, writing: \u201cMichelle Obama lives in their heads rent-free.\u201d\n    <\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=2774\">Trump\u2019s recent insults show just how strained his relationships with G7 leaders have become<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n            CNN has reached out to the former first lady\u2019s office for comment.\n    <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Less than 24 hours after a UFC fighter used a highly publicized White House match to lob a false insult at former first lady Michelle Obama, Ultimate Fighting Championship CEO and President Dana White called it \u201cnasty and false,\u201d dismissing it as \u201cnonsense.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2781,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2785","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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