It has been noted that a grinning former President Donald Trump applauded and blew a kiss at WWE Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan when the latter ripped off his shirt while speaking at the Republican National Convention on Thursday night.
Donald Trump blew Hulk Hogan a kiss. That is quite possibly the funniest thing I’ve ever seen. pic.twitter.com/CgFjo2ZZ9A
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70-year-old Hogan hailed the former president as his “hero” and a “gladiator” in a spirited speech that called to mind some of his greatest mic moments as a WWE star in the ’80s.
“I said! Let Trump-a-mania run wild, brother,” he boomed as he tore at his shirt—itself an echo of his iconic ring entrance style—revealing a Trump-Vance tank top underneath.
When referring to the pair as “the greatest tag-team of my life,” Hogan continued, “Over my career, I’ve been in the ring with some of the biggest, some of the baddest dudes on the planet. Donald Trump is the toughest of them all.
“They’ve thrown everything at Donald Trump, all the investigations, the impeachments, the court cases, and he’s still standing and kicking their butts.”
Trump has long boasted impressive connections to the world of professional wrestling. He also took down fellow mogul Vince McMahon at WrestleMania 2007’s “Battle of the Billionaires” event. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame six years later. Hogan was himself inducted in 2005.
