ハルク・ホーガン氏、「英雄」トランプ氏支持表明

【ミルウォーキーＡＦＰ＝時事】米国の人気プロレスラー、ハルク・ホーガン氏（７０）が１８日、ドナルド・トランプ前大統領への支持を表明した。（写真は、米国の人気プロレスラー、ハルク・ホーガン氏。ウィスコンシン州ミルウォーキーで開催された共和党全国大会で）
　ホーガン氏はウィスコンシン州ミルウォーキーで開催された共和党全国大会４日目、トランプ氏の演説前にステージに登場。「われわれの指導者、英雄、勇士がそこにいる。われわれで米国を再び一つにまとめよう」と呼び掛けた。
　トランプ氏と副大統領候補のＪ・Ｄ・バンス上院議員のコンビについては、かつて自身が「マッチョマン」こと ランディ・サベージ氏と組んでいたタッグチーム「メガ・パワーズ」になぞらえた。
　また、かつて試合中にしていたように、着ていたＴシャツを破るパフォーマンスを披露し、下に着ていたトランプ氏とバンス氏の名前が入った赤いタンクトップを見せつけた。
　ホーガン氏は、トランプ氏を共和党の大統領候補に指名した代議員らで満員の会場に入ると、「真の米国人たち」の前に立っているように感じたと述べた。【翻訳編集ＡＦＰＢＢＮｅｗｓ】
〔ＡＦＰ＝時事〕（2024/07/19-17:58）

Famed US professional wrestling star Hulk Hogan endorsed Donald Trump for president Thursday, ripping off his shirt in his signature style to reveal he was wearing another one underneath with the Republican candidate's name on it.
With our leader up there, my hero, that gladiator, we're gonna bring America back together, the 1980s icon said on stage at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee ahead of Trump's closing speech on the fourth day of the event.
Hogan, whose real name is Terry Gene Bollea, compared Trump and his vice-presidential running mate J.D. Vance to the dynamic duo act he used to perform with Macho Man Randy Savage: The Mega Powers.
Like he used to do in his wrestling matches, Hogan, 70, ripped off the T-shirt he was wearing to reveal a red one underneath showcasing the Trump-Vance presidential ticket.
As he entered the auditorium, packed with Republican delegates who nominated Trump as the party's candidate for president, Hogan said she felt like he was in front of real Americans.
The wrestler was embroiled in controversy more than a decade ago after an intimate video of him leaked, as well as for his use of racist language.
The latter caused him to be fired from World Wrestling Entertainment in 2015, where he had won major titles during his career. He has since apologized for his actions.