UFC fighter Josh Hokit mocks Michelle Obama in victory speech
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UFC heavyweight fighter Josh Hokit punctuated his victory speech at the UFC Freedom 250 fights at the White House with an insult against former first lady Michelle Obama. Moments after knocking out Derrick Lewis, Hokit made the unfounded comments during a post-fight interview with Joe Rogan in the Octagon under the UFC’s Claw on the South […]
UFC heavyweight fighter Josh Hokit punctuated his victory speech at the UFC Freedom 250 fights at the White House with an insult against former first lady Michelle Obama.
Moments after knocking out Derrick Lewis, Hokit made the unfounded comments during a post-fight interview with Joe Rogan in the Octagon under the UFC’s Claw on the South Lawn.
“Michelle Obama is a man,” he said. “Am I right, America?”
Spokespeople for the Obamas and the White House did not immediately respond to requests for comment, but condemnation was quick from Democrats and some Republicans.
“‘Michelle Obama is a man’ shouted on the White House lawn in a ring sponsored by Bud Light only available on Larry Ellison’s Paramount Plus,” Tim Miller, Jeb Bush’s 2016 communications director before becoming a prominent member of the Never Trump movement, wrote on social media. “What a way to celebrate America 250 and the twilight of liberal democracy.”
“Michelle Obama is a man” shouted on the White House lawn in a ring sponsored by Bud Light only available on Larry Ellison’s Paramount Plus. What a way to celebrate America 250 and the twilight of liberal democracy. pic.twitter.com/MCTjdB3slg
, Tim Miller (@Timodc) June 15, 2026
Former President Barack Obama speechwriter Jon Favreau added: “I’m sure what happened next was a strong condemnation of the remarks from everyone else with a microphone, right?”
I'm sure what happened next was a strong condemnation of the remarks from everyone else with a microphone, right? https://t.co/BaVpFscnEa
, Jon Favreau (@jonfavs) June 15, 2026
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Michelle Obama contended with racial and gender-based slurs throughout her husband’s two terms, telling MS NOW last year, “We have to pick leaders that don’t do that.”
“I can’t get into the minds of people who are cruel and mean,” she said. “My empathy in me says that comes from a place of brokenness and insecurity. And at a certain stage in life, it is not fixable. It is, you know, planted in there. You know, the question that we have to ask ourselves is, well, why are we OK with it?