'Your Republican is showing': Fans of TikTok star Addison Rae launch campaign to CANCEL her after viral video of her saying hello to Trump at UFC 264
TikTok superstar Addison Rae's fans have launched a campaign to cancel her after she excitedly greeted Donald Trump at the star-studded UFC 264 fight in Las Vegas last weekend.
In footage uploaded by YouTube channel NELK earlier this week, Rae was seen approaching the former president as he watched the UFC bout between Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier from his ringside seat on July 10.
Rae is seen tapping Trump on his shoulder before introducing herself and shaking his hand.
'Hi! I'm Addison. Nice to meet you. I have to say hi, hello. So nice to meet you,' she says in the footage.
It's not clear what Trump said to her in return.
The greeting caused a stir on social media, fueling speculation among Rae's devout fanbase about her political affiliation - a topic first brought up in 2019 when she was accused of registering to vote as a Republican.
Rae shot to fame in 2019 uploading dance videos to popular songs on TikTok. Now, she has almost 82 million followers and is worth around $5million.
In footage uploaded by YouTube channel NELK earlier this week, Rae was seen approaching the former president as he watched the UFC bout between Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier from his ringside seat
Rae is seen tapping Trump on his shoulder before introducing herself and shaking his hand
'Hi! I'm Addison. Nice to meet you. I have to say hi, hello. So nice to meet you,' she says in the footage. It's not clear what Trump said to her in return
Footage of the encounter divided opinion on social media with the woke Twitter mob calling for the 20-year-old star from Louisiana to be canceled while others leaped to her defense.
Several Twitter users slammed Rae over the greeting, with comedian and YouTuber Chris Klemens saying she had revealed her political affiliation, writing: 'Oopsies Addison… your Republican is showing.'
In a follow-up post, he quipped: 'Word on the street is Addison Rae's song Obsessed is about Donald Trump actually.'
Others called for her to be canceled with some reveling in the idea.
'#addisonrae whatttttttt [hand covering mouth, face screaming in fear emojis] I feel like she's gonna get canceled again I would bet my five dollars on this,' one person tweeted.
'addison rae getting cancelled for shaking donald trumps hand is in my top 10 moments of 2021,' added another.
Many took issue with her public support of Black Lives Matter and other social justice movements which they said was at odds with her desire to meet the former president.
'not Addison Rae being one of the biggest performative activists last summer and now her willingly going up to Trump to introduce herself and talk to him,' one person wrote.
Addison Rae (pictured left on Saturday) had an unlikely run-in with former president Donald Trump (pictured right on Saturday) over the weekend as the pair each attended the star-studded UFC 264 fight in Las Vegas
Trump is pictured at the UFC fight between Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier Saturday
Another agreed: 'Miss Addison Rae how you stealing from black creators and shaking hands with trump and saying 'it's so nice to meet you' ermmm the math ain't mathing.'
Rae has come under fire on TikTok for failing to give black dancers due credit when recreating their work.
In March, she performed several viral TikTok dances on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, including Savage, Corvette Corvette, and Laffy Taffy, without crediting any of the creators of the dances - who were black.
However, several fans shot to the defense of the popular TikTok star and slammed the people who took issue with the brief encounter.
One Twitter user wrote: 'Addison Rae being cancelled for saying hello to trump is why people vote trump. Far left American is just as ridiculous as right.'
Another person agreed, chiming in: 'if you care that addison rae said hi to trump then you are probably a loserr.'
'As much I dislike Addison rae, she shouldn't get cancelled for saying hi to president Trump,' added another.
'In my top 10 moments of 2021': Many users took to Twitter to react to the brief meeting as some even believed that Addison would be 'cancelled' over it
'Oopsies Addison… your Republican is showing': Comedian Chris Klemens had one of the most popular reactions on social media as he believed she had revealed her political affiliation
'As much I dislike Addison rae, she shouldn't get cancelled for saying hi to president Trump': There were several, however, who came to the defense of the popular TikTok star
One Twitter user pretended to be shocked by Rae greeting Trump
'Couldn't be me': Many users sounded off on the brief encounter
Mixed: It drew mixed reactions from the TikTok superstar's devout fanbase, with a few fans speculating about her potential political affiliation - a topic that was first brought up and shutdown by the star early in her career
Some fans questioned 'what is wrong with' Rae introducing herself to Trump while others disagreed that it indicated any sort of political allegiance.
'You kids need to grow up and realize folks can agree to disagree and still show respect,' the person added.
Another Twitter user wrote that they 'dont like trump but seeing a former president in front of ur eyes hell imma say hi too wtf.'
'I love Addison Rae now,' tweeted out one Twitter user, seemingly impressed with Addison's conduct.
While the footage of the brief introduction sparked fierce debate among many, other people expressed bemusement over how Rae appeared to have made it past Trump's team of secret service agents.
'How does a random person just walk walk up and touch a person with secret service protection?' one person asked.
'Is nobody surprised how she casually just strolled up on the former president and tapped his shoulder where the secret service at?' added another.
Disgusted? One Twitter user described the clip as 'disgusting' and that they were put off by Addison 'casually saying hi and fangirling over a racist piece of sh**'
Not adding up: 'why would she want to say hi?? It ain't adding up,' read one critical tweet, who suggested that Addison's support of the Black Lives Matter movement and other social justice movements contradicts her apparent desire to meet Trump during Saturday's fight
A new fan: 'I love Addison Rae now,' tweeted out one Twitter user, seemingly impressed with Addison's conduct
What's the big deal? Coming to Addison's defense, one fan asked those angered by the clip to explain exactly 'what is wrong with' her introducing herself to Trump, adding: 'You kids need to grow up and realize folks can agree to disagree and still show respect'
How? Others moved past the outrage and, instead, wondered just how Addison was able to successfully make it past Trump's secret service agents
We need answers! 'How does a random person just walk walk up and touch a person with secret service protection?' read one concerned tweet, with another writing: 'Is nobody surprised how she casually just scrolled up on the former president and tapped his shoulder where the secret service at?'
Rae has not addressed her meeting with the former president or the uproar.
Instead, she has continued to post on social media as usual, with her most recent post being a series of backyard portraits.
This isn't the first time Rae has come under fire from her fanbase when it comes to politics.
While the TikTok star has never publicly disclosed her political preferences, speculation has been rife that she is a Republican.
Back in 2019, a TikTok user shared a video claiming to show her voting record.
It showed she had allegedly voted Republican in 2014, 2016 and 2018 in Tarzana, California.
Rae slammed the video as fake, said she had not registered to vote and that her home state was Louisiana - not California.
'This isn't real... First I'm from Louisiana, second I'm not even registered to vote and never have been I'm actually doing it for the first time with someone important and I'm excited to do so. This is fake,' she wrote at the time.
The legal voting age in the US is 18 so Rae would not have been able to vote in 2014 or 2016.
