Is the Trump dance popular in sports ceremonies?

‘UFC heavyweight champion’ Jones does the ‘Trump dance’ to celebrate victory
Afterwards, players in the National Football League (NFL) followed suit.

President-elect Donald Trump speaks with South Dakota Governor Kristi Norm during the campaign

President-elect Donald Trump is dancing to ‘YMCA’ with South Dakota Governor Christie Norm during the election campaign/Photo = AP Yonhap News

There are signs that the ‘Trump Dance’, performed by President-elect Donald Trump during the last US presidential election, will become popular in the sports world.

According to the New York Times (NYT) on the 18th (local time), an increasing number of players are imitating President-elect Trump’s movements as a ‘victory ceremony’ in the sports world, including the National Football League (NFL) and the UFC, a martial arts competition.

This movement, which President-elect Trump stiffly performed to music during his campaign, was initially the subject of laughter.

However, with the UFC event held at Madison Square Garden in New York on the 16th, the sports world’s perspective on the ‘Trump Dance’ changed.

This is because heavyweight champion Jon Jones, a Trump supporter, performed the ‘Trump dance’ towards President-elect Trump, who was sitting in the VIP section, after winning by TKO.

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<p>Jon Jones hands championship belt to President-elect Donald Trump<br />
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<p>When the Trump dance appeared in the main event of the UFC, which is extremely popular with male fans, NFL players immediately began to follow suit.</p>
<p>The next day, the day before yesterday (17th), Brock Bowers of the Las Vegas Raiders did the Trump dance with his teammates in celebration after scoring a touchdown.</p>
<p>In addition to Bowers, players from other NFL teams were also confirmed to have performed the Trump dance as a touchdown celebration.</p>
<p>However, it is unclear whether the Trump dance will spread throughout the sports world.</p>
<p>Because antipathy toward President-elect Trump is evident within the United States, there is a risk for the professional sports industry, which must be conscious of advertising and sponsorship.</p>
<p>In fact, the Las Vegas Raiders removed Bowers’ remarks from their postgame press release and also edited out the Trump dance ceremony from their highlight video.</p>
<div class=Las Vegas Raiders' Brock Bowers (first left) celebrates with teammates after a touchdown/Photo = AP Yonhap News

Las Vegas Raiders’ Brock Bowers (first left) celebrates with teammates after a touchdown/Photo = AP Yonhap News

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