Matt Brown Rebukes Dana White for Calling White House Correspondents’ Dinner Shooting ‘Awesome’

Overview

• At the Washington Hilton during Saturday’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner, a 31-year-old opened fire, striking a Secret Service agent who is expected to recover before being apprehended.
• Dana White, who attended the dinner, told USA Today the chaos was “awesome” and described watching agents sweep for a possible shooter.
• Retired UFC veteran Matt Brown, who survived a 2004 concert shooting, said White’s phrasing was tone-deaf and insisted there was nothing “awesome” about the incident.
• Footage shared by outlets showed White remaining calm inside the hotel as guests took cover and law enforcement moved through the room.
• The UFC is slated to stage a June 14 fight card on the White House South Lawn, a plan drawing fresh scrutiny of White’s ties to President Trump and of security around the event.