President Donald Trump was in his home state of New York, this time in Syracuse, to campaign for Bruce Blakeman, the Republican candidate for the state’s gubernatorial election.
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.
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President 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)
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“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 said when Tyson left the stage. “What the hell are you doing, Mike?”
Trump and Tyson were also joined by New York Yankees president Randy Levine, two days after the Bombers were swept in the American League Division Series. Trump made mention of the postseason loss, but joked that it didn’t matter, because “he’s won so much, it’s not going to matter.”
Blakeman will be vying to take Kathy Hochul out of office. Hochul has been the state’s governor since August 2021.
Former professional boxer Mike Tyson reacts as President Donald Trump speaks 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)
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Trump made the trip before he was originally slated to attend Saturday’s Alabama-Georgia game in Tuscaloosa, but Hurricane Isaias ruined those plans, the White House announced Friday.
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