Trump's inauguration brings out sports world's key figures

There were plentifulness of progressive and inactive nonrecreational athletes who came retired successful enactment of Donald Trump arsenic helium defeated Vice President Kamala Harris successful the statesmanlike election.

As Trump’s inauguration arsenic the 47th president of the United States began connected Monday, immoderate of those athletes appeared to beryllium successful Washington to be the historical event.

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The athletes beneath braved the frigid temps successful D.C. to enactment the president.

Jake & Logan Paul

Jan. 20, 2025; Washington, D.C.: Jake Paul, left, and Logan Paul, right, seated successful the viewing country successful Emancipation Hall during the 2025 Presidential Inauguration astatine the U.S. Capitol. (Jasper Colt-USA TODAY)

The Paul brothers person been monolithic supporters of Trump implicit the past fewer years. Trump adjacent appeared connected Logan Paul’s podcast, "IMPAULSIVE," backmost successful June portion helium was connected the run trail. Jake Paul endorsed Trump for president successful precocious October and celebrated his triumph aft predetermination day.

"Any American who isn’t successful enactment of Trump aft this code simply hates America and doesn’t privation what’s champion for this state and the world," Jake Paul wrote connected X.

Conor McGregor

Jan. 20, 2025; Washington, D.C. UFC combatant Conor McGregor is seen during inauguration ceremonies successful Emancipation Hall astatine the U.S. Capitol successful Washington, connected Jan. 19, 2025. (Angelina Katsanis-Pool via Imagn Images)

Jake and Logan Paul were seen successful a photograph riding a autobus implicit to the inauguration events. Conor McGregor was seen sitting down some of them. McGregor had been successful D.C. the full play and snapped photos gathering with immoderate of Trump’s Cabinet nominees. 

McGregor spoke to reporters connected the reddish carpet astatine the inaugural ball.

"Amazing to beryllium here. I'm precise excited; precise optimistic astir the future," McGregor said. "And it's a bully clip present successful the United States. I was present the past clip Donald Trump became president successful 2016. And the vigor and the effect is nighttime and day, which is simply a testament to however he's done arsenic a president, his past run, and however he's handled himself since."

Dana White

Dana White arrives for the 60th Presidential Inauguration successful the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol successful Washington, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025.  (Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post via AP, Pool)

UFC president Dana White was spotted with his woman successful the Capitol Rotunda. White had been a large protagonist of Trump for years. He spoke astatine Trump’s rally astatine the Capital One Arena connected Sunday night.

"The radical person spoke large and clear. America wants President Trump backmost successful the White House. Think astir this: Winning this predetermination aft everything that has happened implicit the past fewer years is an astonishing accomplishment and an unthinkable comeback story," helium said.

"Think of each the things President Trump had to spell done to get backmost here. All the almighty forces that tried to instrumentality him down: the mainstream media, partisan prosecutors, assassins. It’s perfectly insane what this antheral has been through. And lone President Trump could person fought done each those obstacles, each the attacks, and inactive travel retired the winner."

Miriam Adelson

Miriam Adelson arrives earlier the 60th Presidential Inauguration successful the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol successful Washington connected Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. (Saul Loeb/Pool photograph via AP)

Miriam Adelson, the bulk proprietor of the Dallas Mavericks, was successful attendance for the inauguration. The Adelson household donated $100 cardinal to her Preserve America governmental enactment committee backing Trump’s statesmanlike campaign, according to Front Office Sports. That fig is the largest governmental donation of immoderate proprietor successful the NBA, NFL, MLB oregon WNBA. 

She bought a bulk involvement successful the Mavericks from Mark Cuban backmost successful December 2023.

Wayne Gretzky

Former NHL large Wayne Gretzky and his woman Janet Jones get successful the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol up of the inauguration.  (Kevin Lamarque/Pool Photo via AP)

NHL fable Wayne Gretzky was spotted astatine the inauguration tucked distant adjacent White and Adelson earlier the festivities started.

The erstwhile Edmonton Oilers, Los Angeles Kings and New York Rangers superstar’s quality came arsenic Trump has touted the hockey fable arsenic the adjacent person of Canada. On Christmas Day, Trump urged Canadian citizens to encourage Gretzky to go the adjacent premier minister.

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Trump said helium adjacent talked to Gretzky astir becoming the "governor of Canada" arsenic the state faced teasing astir it becoming a portion of the U.S.

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