Jelly Roll defends Donald Trump encounter at UFC event, stresses importance of respecting the president

Last month, country star Jelly Roll’s interaction with President-elect Donald Trump at the UFC 309 event held at Madison Square Garden ignited a fervent conversation on social media, exacerbated by body language analysis.Jelly Roll, whose real name is Jason Bradley DeFord, exhibited undeniable excitement when meeting Trump, a reaction he chose to defend on this week’s episode of his wife, Bunnie XO’s podcast, “Dumb Blonde.”“I don’t care who you were, if you were in that building, the hair on your skin stood up,” he said of Trump’s grand entrance in MSG.“And you looked, and all you’re watching is the president-elect, who got elected like, 8 days ago, walking in, with his entire cabinet with him — almost.

You know what I mean? And his kids and his grandchildren.And it was powerful, dude.

Like I don’t care what side of the aisle you’re on.”The event, held 11 days after the election, was star-studded, filled with some of Trump’s most devout supporters, including Elon Musk, Kid Rock, and UFC founder and CEO Dana White.“Everybody’s like, ‘You look really – you got a goofy smile on your face.’ I’m like, ‘Y’all couldn’t feel what we were feeling,” he explained of social media video that showed him eagerly watching Trump’s processional.“Like that room was palpitating.

And when Trump walks right by me, I’m like ‘He don’t know who I am.’ So right then I was like, ‘Well.Damn.

I’m not gonna get to meet the president.I was kinda sad.'”However, the men did end up meeting.“I kind of look over and [Trump] makes eye contact.

And what you don’t see in the video was, he gives me the Trump point,” Jelly Roll explained.“I go to shake his hand, I put my hand on his shoulder,” he recalled, remembering that he was worried the Secret Service wouldn’t approve of the touching.

“And he puts his hand on my shoulder.”Jelly Roll said Trump told him that he loved his emotional ballad, “Save Me,” released...