“He saw Trump’s dance tutorial”- Hilarious memes erupt is Elon Musk caught laughing at his phone while seated next to Donald Trump at UFC 309
Elon Musk was caught laughing at his phone while next to President-elect Donald Trump, and social media had a lot to say. On Saturday night, November 16, President-elect Donald Trump attended UFC 309 in Madison Square Garden. Off the back of a historic political comeback, Trump was joined by his close aide, Elon Musk, alongside others.
During the event, Donald Trump, who was welcomed into the arena with a thunderous ovation, sat alongside his future Department of Government Efficiency co-head Elon Musk. Viral social media clips from the event showcased Musk bursting into laughter, looking at his phone, while sitting next to the president until the latter pointed at something in front of the Tesla CEO.
X user @SawyerMerritt tweeted the clip and joked that Musk was seemingly scrolling through X and looking at memes. The SpaceX CEO himself responded to the tweet on the very same day, saying:
"I’m watching myself watch this 😂"
Social media users were curious to know what Musk was laughing at. One X user who went by @MUYK22 suggested:
"He saw Trump’s dance tutorial."
Similar reactions followed as social media users speculated about what Elon might've been laughing at by tweeting a slew of memes. Here are a few reactions to Musk and Trump at UFC 309:
While some users waited for Musk to tell them what he was laughing at, one thought the X owner laughed simply because the camera was on him.
"It is so loud!"- Joe Rogan on the applause received by Donald Trump at UFC 309
In his first UFC appearance since his election victory over Kamala Harris on Wednesday, November 6, Donald Trump arrived at Saturday's UFC 309 accompanied by his political entourage. The president-elect's walkout was met with a thunderous ovation from the crowd. The UFC's broadcast team called the applause received by Trump and his crew "deafening."
Joining the president-elect were UFC president Dana White, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Tulsi Gabbard, Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy, Kid Rock, and Speaker Mike Johnson. The 45th and to-be 47th United States President was also joined by his sons, Donald Jr. and Eric. Trump embraced broadcaster Joe Rogan upon coming into the arena. Rogan said on the broadcast:
"If people at home could hear the sound in this room right now. It is so loud!"
Rogan added:
"It’s always loud when he comes in, but now that he’s won [the election], now that he’s the president again, oh my God!"
UFC 309 saw the return of Jon Jones, who took down Stipe Miocic with a third-round TKO via a spinning backkick in the main event. Jones retained his UFC Heavyweight Championship with his decisive victory, earning him the Performance of the Night award.