Shane Gillis Declined White House UFC 250 Invite to Avoid Trump Photo
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Updated · Consequence · Aug 14
Shane Gillis Declined White House UFC 250 Invite to Avoid Trump Photo
3 articles · Updated · Consequence · Aug 14
Summary
Joe Rogan’s podcast surfaced Shane Gillis saying he skipped the White House UFC 250 VIP room earlier this summer because he did not want a new photo taken with Donald Trump.
Gillis said he "stood outside in the rain" rather than enter, explaining he knew photos from the event would be taken and wanted to avoid the political baggage.
The comedian contrasted that with an earlier Trump photo, saying it came before "a lot of things" and before his hopes that Trump would release the Epstein files and end wars faded.
Gillis added that despite that earlier openness, he still did not vote for Trump, underscoring his public break from what he called being on the Trump bandwagon.