UFC CEO Dana White reacted to the assassination of Charlie Kirk on Friday, expressing his profound shock and calling for national unity after the event that he said personally impacted his family.
White, a supporter of President Donald Trump, shared his initial reaction during a recent appearance on the Dana White Logan Paul podcast. “I just woke up, and my phone was blowing up. I was f—ing blown away,” White said of learning the news.
Personal Impact on Family
The UFC executive explained how the incident affected his own children, who followed Kirk on social media. “I was actually surprised by how impacted my kids were,” White stated. “My daughter, she’s 19, she’s in college, and she’s been just destroyed over this thing for the last couple days.“
He emphasized the broader effect on young people who admired Kirk. “Not just my daughter, a lot of kids were impacted by this, kids who loved and respected Charlie, and it’s just, it’s just hard to wrap your brain around when something like this happens,” he added.
Dana White Calls for Unity
White described a feeling that things were improving before the assassination. “Things started to feel better and get normal again, and then that happened, and it’s almost like, you know, it’s all starting over again,” he said.
He then made a plea for the country to come together. “All I’m looking for over the rest of this year and into next year is some unity, coming back together as a country and stop all the in-fighting and the finger-pointing, and just some normalcy again,” White stated.
Suspect Charged in Dana White Charlie Kirk Case
Authorities have identified Tyler Robinson as the Charlie Kirk suspect in the assassination. Robinson faces several charges in connection with the incident.
The charges include aggravated murder, two counts of obstruction of justice, and felony discharge of a firearm causing serious bodily injury. Robinson has also been charged with two counts of witness tampering and commission of a violent offense in the presence of a child.
