Eric Trump has denied asking a UFC commentator whether any of the fights at his father’s White House birthday event were rigged, after screenshots of an alleged message exchange went viral online.The now-deleted screenshots purported to show a conversation between Trump, 42, and UFC commentator Daniel Cormier, in which an account appearing as Eric Trump asked: “I’ll just cut to the chase\u2026are any of the fights tomorrow rigged?”I’ve been eyeing the Lopes fight and I think an upset wouldn’t be too unrealistic. $$.”Cormier was then shown responding: “No none of our fights rigged and honestly I am appalled you would even ask me something like that.”Cormier himself initially brought the alleged exchange to light, sharing the screenshots publicly and writing: “I’m probably going to get a lot of flak for bringing this to light, however I refuse to stay silent. Shame on anyone trying to ruin this beautiful event.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He subsequently deleted the post and appeared to row back on his account, writing simply: “Are people really this dumb?”, a response Trump acknowledged on X, writing: “Thanks Daniel.”We are aware of the fake, AI generated screenshots being circulated online. I have never spoken to Daniel. He has since deleted his post, which confirms it was clearly fabricated. @UFC @danawhite<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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