WWE ambassador Titus O’Neil defends Michelle Obama after UFC fighter’s insult
WWE ambassador Titus O’Neil is showing support for Michelle Obama after the former First Lady was insulted at the UFC’s White House event.
During Sunday night’s Freedom 250 card, UFC heavyweight Josh Hokit defeated Derrick Lewis and then used some of his post-fight interview time to claim that Michelle Obama was a “man.” The comment has received significant media attention, and UFC’s Dana White told Time that he is completely against the “nasty and false” insult Hokit made.
O’Neil (real name Thaddeus Bullard) made a lengthy Instagram post today calling out Hokit’s behavior and praising the Obamas as classy people, even if he does not agree with them politically on every issue. O’Neil said his post was not coming from a political perspective but instead was about human decency.
Titus O’Neil’s full statement (with paragraph breaks added) —
- No matter How long it’s been since @michelleobama and @barackobama left the White House it’s clear as day that they did enough while in office to keep their names relevant for those that have the behavior pattern of a 4/5 year child. This is definitely not a political post. It’s more about being a decent human being and while I may not agree with everything that all politicians, including the Obama’s allowed, I can’t deny the fact that they held the positions with Grace and class and still remain the classy people that they showed the world that they could be while in office and while they serve as civilians.
- I can’t pin this type of behavior on one person, but what I can pin this type of behavior on is an entitled & privileged mindset that some people can say and do whatever they want to certain people and not have consequences because in America, they never have consequences. Let’s be better people. Let’s be better human beings. You wanna make the country great again start doing sh*t for this country That is actually great for everyone!!! that goes for what you do locally in your community throughout your states and throughout this country.
- This country definitely is a beautiful place when we allow it to be for everyone. Hatred, bigotry and racism have never been things that unite us. DECENCY, Love of fellow human beings and Good life choices should be the barometer to start. If you think about the history of this country that somehow someway is trying to be erased in some areas and arenas think about the fact that we would not have had to have a civil rights movement or women’s rights movement or lesbian, gay rights movement or any other movement if we truly were operating as one nation under God. God is LOVE no matter what your religious beliefs are. Whatever God you serve should lead you to be a better human being!! Thank you for your attention to this matter.
- Sincerely, Thaddeus M. Bullard.
- P.S. MICHELLE OBAMA IS A FIRST CLASS HUMAN BEING in my eyes and my experiences with her I Love you and I appreciate you @michelleobama
WWE executives Nick Khan and Paul “Triple H” Levesque, along with World Heavyweight Champion Roman Reigns, attended the Freedom 250 event. The night was a big moment for TKO, which is the parent company of both WWE and UFC.
The 49-year-old O’Neil told TMZ’s Inside the Ring podcast last year that, while he hasn’t wrestled since 2020, he remains open to competing again if WWE wants him to. His focus is now on outside pursuits like his ambassadorial role for WWE and doing charity work in the Tampa, Florida area.
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