When a Donald Trump supporter allegedly cut open a UFC fighter during a protest in front of Mar-a-Lago residence [VIDEO]
Donald Trump's first term as the president of the United States was full of challenges as those on the opposite side of the political spectrum carried out several protests.
In February 2017, thousands of protesters marched to Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, after he issued Executive Order 13769. Titled 'Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States,' the order banned immigrants from seven countries for at least 90 days.
As the protesters gathered outside the President's residence, clashes erupted, possibly between Trump supporters and protesters. A video posted on the YouTube channel FutureLaugh showed a person, who could be a Trump supporter, engaged in a physical altercation with ex-UFC fighter Jeff Monson. After they were separated, a spot of blood was visible on Monson's forehead.
Check out the video below:
Monson is a former mixed martial artist, submission wrestling, and Brazilian jiu-jitsu competitor. He is a former no-gi Brazilian jiu-jitsu world champion. The 53-year-old competed in the UFC during the early 2000s and amassed a 4-3 record under the promotion's umbrella. Online sources claim that Monson is an 'anarcho-communist' with radical left-wing political views.
Donald Trump delivered his 2024 victory speech from Mar-a-Lago
The 2017 protests against Donald Trump grabbed many headlines as they coincided with the annual Red Cross ball held at the estate on the same weekend. The protesters hoped to get the attention of 500-odd guests by gathering outside the estate.
Seven years later, Donald Trump created history by defeating Democratic party candidate Kamala Harris in the 2024 elections to earn his second tenure as the United States president. After victory became certain, Trump took the stage at the same Mar-a-Lago estate that protesters chose to gather at in 2017 and delivered the victory speech. He started by saying:
"I want to thank you all very much. This is great. These are our friends We have thousands of friends in this incredible movement. This was a movement like nobody has ever seen before. Frankly, this was the greatest political movement of all time. There's never been anything like this in this country, and maybe beyond. Now it's going to reach a new level of importance because we're going to help our country heal."
Check out Donald Trump's full speech below: