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Mel Gibson Appears To Salute Donald Trump At UFC Fight, Gets KO’d On Twitter

Both men have long histories of racist, sexist and antisemitic comments.
Lee Moran
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Reporter, HuffPost

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Actor Mel Gibson stoked controversy after he appeared to salute ex-President Donald Trump during a UFC fight over the weekend.

Video going viral appears to show the Oscar-winning Hollywood star making a military-style gesture toward Trump as the former president entered the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas to a mix of cheers and boos before Conor McGregor’s loss to Dustin Poirier.

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#DonaldTrump at #UFC264 #UFC @ufc

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It’s unclear if Trump saw Gibson in the crowd, or whether Gibson was saluting Trump or responding to something else.

Myth-debunking website Snopes.com confirmed it was Gibson in the viral clip, citing this photograph of him entering the arena wearing the same clothes:

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And this video of Gibson wanting a rematch:

The one, the only, Mel Gibson is in the house! 🇦🇺🤩 #UFC264 pic.twitter.com/aDLZ9iqICb

— UFC_AUSNZ (@UFC_AUSNZ) July 11, 2021

Critics noted that both Trump and Gibson have long histories of making racist, sexist and antisemitic comments.

Mel Gibson is who we thought he was.

— John Pavlovitz (@johnpavlovitz) July 12, 2021

There is no such thing as cancel culture if Mel Gibson isn’t cancelled by now.

— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) July 13, 2021

Mel Gibson liking Trump is about as surprising as David Duke liking fabric softener.

— Mr. Newberger (@jeremynewberger) July 12, 2021

Of course Mel Gibson would stand and salute Donald Trump as he entered a UFC competition in Las Vegas. That’s what one racist, misogynistic, homophobic, fascist does to another. Scum of the earth salutes scum of the earth. pic.twitter.com/g8s0ToVetw

— Mike Sington (@MikeSington) July 13, 2021

Mel Gibson is the Rob Schneider of Dean Cains of Scott Baios of Kevin Sorbos of James Woods.

— Machine Pun Kelly (@KellyScaletta) July 12, 2021

Mel Gibson’s dishonorable salute just got him demoted to the D-List with Qevin Sorbo, Scott Baio, and Dean Cain.

— 💞🕊Heyoka 🕊💞 (@HeyokaEmpath01) July 12, 2021
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