Several celebrities have faced major backlash over attending the UFC Freedom 250 fight night at the White House. Even though the event supposedly wasn’t political, famous faces caught in the crowd sparked criticism, if not outrage, from fans (scratch that, former fans). And now UFC CEO Dana Whiteis dishing on celebs who are secret Donald Trump supporters.
Comedians Nate Bargatze and Shane Gillis, reality star/media personality Jack Osbourne, and tech mogul Mark Zuckerberg were among the celebrities who caught the public’s ire for accepting the invite to the president’s cage match. And while some of the attendees, like Bargatze, maintain that they’re not ‘political,’ Dana White has plenty to say on the matter.
US President Donald Trump, First Lady Melania Trump, Dana White, president of Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), and guests in the Octagon during the UFC Freedom250 fight on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, US, early on Monday, June 15, 2026. Photographer: Evan Vucci/Reuters/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Not one to shy away from controversy, White is unabashedly outspoken, unfiltered, and pretty much always speaks his mind. The UFC CEO’s blunt honesty and straightforward approach are overtly evident in a recent interview on OutKick’s ‘Tomi Lahren Is Fearless’ podcast.
Obviously, White is pro-Trump. As if bringing UFC to the White House wasn’t a big enough clue (combined with his past history, of course), the CEO explains to host Tomi Lahren, “There are a lot of people out there that you know, you probably admire that are not worth your admiration. This guy is. I mean, I’ll stand behind Trump all day. I mean, he’s a good man. His family are good people, and they’ve always been incredible to me and my family.”
Lahren then asks if there are celebrities who are, as White calls them, ‘closet supporters” of the president. While White doesn’t divulge names, he does give Lahren a candid answer, saying, “100%.” He goes on to emphatically add, “A lot of them…You’d be shocked. Yeah. You’d be shocked. All closet fans of Trump.”
White continues, explaining his point of view, “Imagine living a life where you can’t be yourself. I’ve said this before, I equate it to being gay. Imagine being gay and not being able to come out and say, ‘Yeah, I’m gay,’ and other people knowing and you’re just living a normal life and having friends and going to work, and right, that’s what I think it would be like. I would never want to not be who I am.”
So how many secret supporters does White think are out there? As the interview continues, he shares with Lahren, “It’s like, you’re asking me, do you know a lot of celebrities that would be shocking to know that they’re Trump supporters? And I was like, yes, a lot. And, you don’t win the election the way that he won without a lot of, you know, a lot of supporters. You know, they do all this polling and all this stuff, yet none of it’s accurate because people are afraid to tell the truth.”
As to who these celeb fans of Trump really are, it doesn’t look like White is giving up the details anytime soon. And based on what he said to Lahren, we may never know.
This story was originally published by Parade on Jun 26, 2026, where it first appeared in the Celebs section. Add Parade as a Preferred Source by clicking here.