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UFC champ Tito Ortiz deals knockout punch to Biden's

push for Latino support: 'Pandering at its worst'
The Mexican-American mixed martial arts fighter blames Biden's policies for the border crisis
By Joshua Comins Fox News

Published March 23, 2024 5:00pm EDT

How much more can our country take before people stand up?: Tito Ortiz
UFC world champion Tito Ortiz discusses the raging border crisis and the Latino view of President Biden on ‘Jesse Watters Primetime.’

Retired UFC light heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz came out swinging Wednesday on
" Jesse Watters Primetime ," challenging President Biden’s push to rally over Latino voters

ahead of the 2024 presidential election.

"Pandering at its worst. It's pretty embarrassing what they're trying to do," Ortiz, who is
former mayor pro tempore of Huntington Beach, Calif., told Watters. "I've watched this
over the last three-and-a-half years, and it's just, how much more can our country take
before people stand up?"

"All the Latino friends that I have, everybody that's been waiting in line to get across the
border — it's no longer Mexicans that are trying to get across the border. It's everybody
from every other country."

Ortiz expressed concern for the country's current situation and cautioned that if
individuals don't "stand up and make their votes be heard," he's unsure what will happen to
America.

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really hard for me because being a blue-collar man with three boys and the future of
"It's
them, got to make sure that I stand up and let my voice be heard," Ortiz said.
I

Ortiz is a former California business owner who once managed five establishments and
"lost everything" in 2020. Following this setback, the former UFC fighter relocated to
Florida, where he opened Tito's Cantina Tequila Bar & Grille in Cape Coral to "redo the
American Dream."

The retired UFC star shared his view of Donald Trump's 2024 presidential bid and
expressed why he’s proud to have the former president in his corner.

EAGLE PASS, TEXAS - February 29: Former president Donald Trump speaks during a visit to Eagle Pass, Tex. on Thursday,
Feb. 29, 2024. Trump is joined by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott. ((Photo by Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty
Images))

"You've got to understand, I've known Donald Trump since 2000. I fought at his casino at
the Trump Taj Mahal. I worked on the ‘Celebrity Apprentice’ with him, and to see what type
of businessman he was, what type of father he was, what type of patriot he is for this
country — for a billionaire to step up for this country, willing to risk everything to protect
this country, my hat's off to him, and I will support him until he's no longer around."

He continued: "And that’s the way I feel, but I think there's a lot of Latinos that feel the
same way because they come to this country to make sure we have our faith, we have our
family and we have our freedoms."

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Ortiz acknowledged that the U.S. southern border is in "shambles" and blames Biden's
policies and legislation.

"You can see all across the border, in Texas, Arizona, California. It's just shambles of what
the Border Patrol can't take care of, and it's because of the legislation and the policies that
the Biden regime is doing right now."

A group of over 100 migrants attempting to enter the US illegally rush a border wall Thursday, March 21, 2024. In the
process the migrants knock down Texas National Guardsmen before they are halted by the border wall. (James Breeden
for New York Post / Mega)

"These are the things that this country cannot lose. If we lose that, there's no turning back,
and people need to understand that now, this is our time to take back America, because
we cannot lose it," Ortiz said.

"For the future of our children, for all the futures of everybody who does want to come
across the border legally. Because, once again, it's not just Mexicans that are coming
across the border, people need to understand that. There's child-trafficking, there's drugs
that are coming across. All the cartels are doing the things that American people don't
like."

"We need to come together," Ortiz said. "We need to make sure that we make America
great again because it's very, very important."

The Hispanic voter base is considered one of the most valuable demographics for
candidates in the 2024 presidential election – the Latino population continues to rise
while its historic affiliation with the Democrats has wavered.

U.S. President Joe Biden applauds during a campaign event at a Mexican restaurant in the Phoenix area, Arizona, U.S.,
March 19, 2024, (REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque)

President Biden campaigned in Nevada, Arizona and Texas this week in an attempt to
mobilize Latino voters.

Biden won 59% of the Hispanic vote to Trump's 38% in 2020, according to Pew Research.

A New York Times/Siena College poll from earlier this month found former President
Trump holds a six-point lead over Biden among Hispanic voters.

Fox News' Mija Maslar, Timothy Nerozzi and Kyle Morris contributed to this report.

Joshua Comins is an associate editor for Fox News Digital.

He covers media politics breaking news and current events.

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