Mel Gibson salutes former President Trump.
Reprinted with permission from Alternet
Famed actor Mel Gibson found himself at the center of controversy after he appeared to salute former President Donald Trump when he spotted him at the Ultimate Fighting Championship bout last weekend.
On Saturday, July 10, Gibson attended Conor McGregor's fight with Dustin Poirier at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. When Trump entered the arena, Gibson made a military-style gesture toward the former president, reports HuffPost. Almost immediately after it was caught on camera, the footage was uploaded to TikTok and it quickly began circulating on social media platforms.
Yoooooo!!! Is that Mel Gibson saluting President Trump? #UFC264pic.twitter.com/QEqa0p2cOn— The Columbia Bugle \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@The Columbia Bugle \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8) 1626035745
To Twitter users, Gibson's actions appeared clear. Then, Snopes.com confirmed the Oscar awarding-winning actor's identity citing a clip of him that was uploaded to Twitter by UFC Australia.
It didn't take long for Twitter users to sound off. One user wrote, "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."
Of course Mel Gibson would stand and salute Donald Trump as he entered a UFC competition in Las Vegas. That\u2019s what one racist, misogynistic, homophobic, fascist does to another. Scum of the earth salutes scum of the earth.pic.twitter.com/g8s0ToVetw— Mike Sington (@Mike Sington) 1626167476
So patriotic, Mel Gibson, a man whose father left the US to move to Australia, in part, so his sons could avoid serving in Vietnam, military saluting Donald Trump, a man whose father paid a doctor to write a phony excuse so he wouldn\u2019t have to fight in that same war.pic.twitter.com/uO6x2tmESR— Mrs. Betty Bowers (@Mrs. Betty Bowers) 1626127278
Mel Gibson\u2019s dishonorable salute just got him demoted to the D-List with Qevin Sorbo, Scott Baio, and Dean Cain.— \ud83d\udc9e\ud83d\udd4aHeyoka \ud83d\udd4a\ud83d\udc9e (@\ud83d\udc9e\ud83d\udd4aHeyoka \ud83d\udd4a\ud83d\udc9e) 1626119163
Mel Gibson is the Rob Schneider of Dean Cains of Scott Baios of Kevin Sorbos of James Woods.— Machine Pun Kelly (@Machine Pun Kelly) 1626123054
Mel Gibson is who we thought he was.— John Pavlovitz (@John Pavlovitz) 1626128046
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