Sonnen ‘drunk on excitement’ for Trump
Chael Sonnen: “Just because of his straight talk. I’m a little drunk on excitement on Donald Trump, just because he’s so refreshing.”
One is a former Republican candidate for the state Senate in his hometown of Oregon, former UFC contender, and current controversial MMA personality and ESPN analyst. The other is Queens-born casino operator, controversial television personality, and aspiring presidential candidate.
In other words, they were made for each other.
In a recent appearance on MMA Noise, Chael Sonnen explains why Donald Trump will win the 2016 Republican Presidential nomination over Ted Cruz, Jeb Bush, and Marco Rubio.
“History says the front runner at this point dies off and dies off hard,” said Sonnen, as transcribed by Lewis Mckeever for BE. “That said, Donald Trump is a little bit different. People actually know what they’re getting into with Trump. His life has been out there including the bad stuff. He’s never been given a fair shake in the media, you only hear about these negative things, and he’s going up in the polls!
“He has the immigration comment which lands him in hot water, he moves up .5 percent in the polls. He has the John McCain comment, which it sounds like even he would have liked to run back, he goes up six points in the polls. Usually a guy starts with a big lead and he only fades. In Trump’s case, he is gaining on the competition. Historically, this has also never been done.
“I’m excited about him, he’s the guy I’m backing as of right now, because of his candid talk. Just because of his straight talk. I’m a little drunk on excitement on Donald Trump, just because he’s so refreshing.”
