CM Punk's past comments on Trump's White House resurface after UFC event

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On the left, CM Punk is seen during Monday Night RAW at State Farm Arena on February 23, 2026, in Atlanta, Georgia. On the right, President Donald Trump sits in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on June 11, 2026. | WWE/AFP/Getty Images Roman Reigns and Paul “Triple H” Levesque were among the attendees of the UFC Freedom 250 event at the White House on Sunday night. Images and videos of the two at the event soon spread on social media, with Reigns even reposting an X (Twitter) message from TKO Group about his appearance. ACKNOWLEDGE HIM! ☝ Roman Reigns and HHH are here! #UFCWhiteHouse | Stream TNT Sports on HBO Max pic.twitter.com/BLdHz6W0EH — UFC on TNT Sports (@ufcontnt) June 15, 2026 Not long after these pictures emerged on the web, an old clip of CM Punk began recirculating in which he addressed how he would respond to a hypothetical invitation to the White House. In the video, which was recorded in 2018 during Donald Trump’s first presidential administration, The Second City Saint said he would decline such an invitation, adding “a racist is a racist.” To all you dickriding lames at the White House: pic.twitter.com/72Z8S80tcP — DuffJuice (@DuffJuice30) June 15, 2026 Punk made the comments to FanSided MMA during his brief stint in UFC. Shortly before the interview, Trump had disinvited the Philadelphia Eagles from a scheduled celebration at the White House following reports that members of the then-Super Bowl Champions didn’t plan on attending. Ahead of UFC 225, FanSided MMA asked various fighters if they would accept an invitation to the White House from Trump. “Number one: I would not be invited. Number two: No, I would not go,” Punk replied when he was asked. But the former WWE champion didn’t stop there, adding: “If David Duke invites me over for tacos, I’m not going to David Duke’s house, you know what I mean? Come on, I call it like I see it. A racist is a racist. I don’t care if you’re in the White House or you live down the street from me. Like, I’m not hanging out with you.” A social media user who goes by the name DuffJuice on X (Twitter) posted the clip with the caption: “To all you d***riding lames at the White House.” DuffJuice’s post has garnered more than 730,000 views on X as of press time, and the clip has been shared on various other accounts. Among those who have shared the video is Jim Cornette, the controversial wrestling manager turned podcaster, who is also an outspoken critic of the Trump administration. “TKO can buy a professional’s services but not his values,” Cornette wrote in his post with the clip. TKO can buy a professional's services but not his values: https://t.co/GdnR44ftaG — Jim Cornette (@TheJimCornette) June 15, 2026 Reigns, meanwhile, has spoken in the past about his support for Trump. During an interview with Vanity Fair in 2025, he was asked if he backed the Republican leader. “I support our president. Trump is one of those guys where he’s got a vast history and a huge background,” Roman replied. For his part, Levesque and his in-laws have numerous ties to the current administration, with the WWE Chief Content Officer serving on Trump’s re-formed President’s Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition. Would you accept an invite to Trump’s White House? What do you think about those who would or would not? Let us know in the comments.