[CRAIG NIGRELLI]

BACK HERE IN THE US — OVER THE WEEKEND PRESIDENT-ELECT DONALD TRUMP RETURNED TO MADISON SQUARE GARDEN TO SEE THE ULTIMATE FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIP’S PAY PER VIEW EVENT.

IT WAS THE FIRST TIME TRUMP WAS BACK AT THE NEW YORK CITY VENUE SINCE HIS RALLY LAST MONTH AND HE RECEIVED ROARING APPLAUSE FROM THE UFC CROWD SATURDAY NIGHT – INCLUDING HEARING CHANTS OF “USA.”

TRUMP WAS JOINED BY FRIEND AND UFC PRESIDENT DANA WHITE – AS WELL AS SOME OF THE NAMES HE’S RECENTLY PICKED TO JOIN HIS ADMINISTRATION – INCLUDING ELON MUSK, VIVEK RAMASWAMY, ROBERT F. KENNEDY, AND TULSI GABBARD. HOUSE SPEAKER MIKE JOHNSON AND TRUMP’S OLDEST SONS DONALD TRUMP JR AND ERIC TRUMP WERE ALSO IN ATTENDANCE.

THE PRESIDENT-ELECT ALSO SHOOK HANDS WITH JOE ROGAN – ONE OF THE COMMENTATORS FOR THE EVENT. TRUMP HAD BEEN A GUEST ON ROGAN’S PODCAST IN THE DAYS LEADING UP TO THE ELECTION.

TRUMP’S WEEKEND ALSO INVOLVED FILLING MORE KEY POSITIONS IN HIS ADMINISTRATION – INCLUDING NOMINATING  CHRIS WRIGHT — THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF LIBERTY ENERGY – A DENVER-BASED FRACKING COMPANY — TO LEAD THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY – AND PICKING CURRENT FCC COMMISSIONER BRENDAN CARR TO BE THE AGENY’S CHAIRMAN. CARR RECENTLY MADE HEADLINES AFTER CLAIMING VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS’ APPEARANCE ON SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE VIOLATED FCC RULES.

MORE NOMINATIONS FROM THE PRESIDENT-ELECT ARE EXPECTED TO COME THIS WEEK.