Hillary Clinton is riding high after winning the (totally expected) endorsement of President Obama on Thursday.
Trump countered quickly, however, by announcing the endorsement of legendary and eccentric boxing promoter Don King.
Trump gets endorsement from slimy boxing promoter Don King https://t.co/Q8myECkHMU pic.twitter.com/8YPk3slSDC
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) June 10, 2016
The great boxing promoter, Don King, just endorsed me. Nice!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 10, 2016
The endorsement, which has not yet been announced by King himself — he was in Louisville, Kentucky on Friday to attend the funeral of Muhammad Ali — was also somewhat predictable.
The formerly obese Rev. Al Sharpton told the New York Daily News earlier this year that Trump and King were basically the same person.
“My definition of Donald Trump is that if Don King had been born white, he’d be Donald Trump,” Sharpton said of the two men who are best known for their shameless self-promotion and unique hairstyles.
King spent nearly four years in prison after being convicted of stomping an employee to death in 1966.
.@realDonaldTrump & Don King weren't always such good friends. Celebrity Deathmatch https://t.co/inOG01LCah pic.twitter.com/CjYZ4QVaM8
— dominic rushe (@dominicru) June 10, 2016
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