Trump though had a special guest in Mike Tyson, who visited the White House earlier in the day and took the trip to Syracuse on Air Force One alongside Trump.While Trump was campaigning for Blakeman, he shouted Tyson and his physical stature out.CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGEPresident Donald Trump shakes hands with former boxer Mike Tyson at a campaign rally at the Oncenter Convention Center in Syracuse, N.Y., on Oct.9, 2026.
Trump is campaigning for Republican nominee for New York governor Bruce Blakeman and other Republican candidates in November's general election.(AFP via Getty Images)"I see somebody in the audience that I will never fight, I promise.
But I remember when Mike [Tyson] was in his prime, when he was the heavyweight champion of the world.He’d stand in the corner and his people would all be holding him back.
He wanted to kill whoever it was," Trump said.He was a very dangerous person actually, and he was one of the greatest fighters in history."Trump then cracked a joke that Tyson was there to protect Blakeman."I see him standing right next to Bruce Blakeman.
Bruce wants a little protection, he’s got the right guy.Bruce knows who to stand near," Trump said.Later on, Tyson was called up on stage.Former boxer Mike Tyson speaks while President Donald Trump looks on at a campaign rally at the Oncenter Convention Center in Syracuse, N.Y., on Oct.
9, 2026.Trump is campaigning for Republican nominee for New York governor Bruce Blakeman and other Republican candidates in the November general election.
(AFP via Getty Images)TRUMP GIVES RAW REACTION AFTER FINDING OUT ABOUT MIKE DITKA'S DEATH: 'A TOUGH COOKIE'"Thank you very much.I'm just happy to be here with my president, President Trump, and there's no way in the world I would ever be here if it wasn't for a president like Donald Trump.
Thank you," Tyson said."I watched him get in the ring many times.He was a scary guy.
I think he looks better now than he did 30 years ago," Trump sai...