UFC fighter vows mob won't intimidate him out of Trump support
Welterweight Jorge Masvidal recounts president's South Florida rally on 'The Ingraham Angle'
President Trump will be the beneficiary of a "red wave" that hands the incumbent his adopted home state of Florida, UFC welterweight Jorge Masvidal told "The Ingraham Angle" Monday night.
"It's getting hotter and hotter," the Miami-born Masvidal told host Laura Ingraham. "The red wave is a real thing. People waited for hours yesterday for a rally and about 25,000 individuals were there."
Trump capped another breakneck day of campaigning Sunday by rallying thousands of supporters well past midnight in Opa-locka, Fla.
Masvidal recounted that live music from a brass band kept the audience entertained, while campaign staff handed out water to keep the crowd hydrated.
TRUMP RALLY IN FLORIDA LASTS UNTIL NEARLY 1 AM DESPITE LOCAL CURFEW
"From the beginning to the end, I had a blast," he remarked. "One of my favorite rallies."
Masvidal added that he's noticed a double standard in the treatment of athletes and performers who endorse Trump or conservative candidates by the mainstream media and culture.
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"I'm not going to be intimidated by no mob," he said. "I'm not the type of person you can -- you talk it out. So I don't care, I'm speaking from my heart, I'm speaking for those that can't speak like my father, like my aunt that escaped communist Cuba. I have to be a mouthpiece.
"I'm definitely not getting more followers or more friends and stuff like that for endorsing President Trump," Masvidal added. "Quite the opposite, but I don't care."
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