UFC Fighter Jacob Volkmann Calls Out President Barack Obama, Gets A Visit From the Secret Service (UPDATED)
Posted on January 5, 2011 by Damon Martin
UFC lightweight Jacob Volkmann, following his win over Antonio McKee, declared that he wanted to fight U.S. President Barack Obama for his next bout. His words got him a visit from the Secret Service on Tuesday.
Volkmann, who is based out of Minnesota, told MMAFighting.com after his win over McKee that he wanted to face Obama because he disagreed with many of his policies.
Well, if anyone ever wondered if a potential threat against the President goes unnoticed, you just got your answer.
???It happened on Tuesday, I was coaching youth practice, and then two guys came up and one of the other coaches that was helping me out, they said there was a cop and another guy out there waiting for me,??? Volkmann told MMAWeekly.com. ???I went out there and the guy introduced himself and said he was from the Secret Service and he wanted to ask me some questions about UFC 125 and my quote. He said there were people calling in to D.C. telling them that somebody, me, was threatening the President.???
The interview was a formal process due to any potential threat made against the President, but it should be the close of the matter for Volkmann. The reason for the investigation wasn???t because of the original interview after his fight, but because someone alerted the authorities about a ???threat??? that was made.
???This guy had the whole interview on a piece of paper and it had my picture and everything,??? said Volkmann. ???He was like ???is this what you said???? and I said, ???yes it is.??? He???s like ???I want to let you know I???m a little embarrassed for coming here and doing this because obviously nothing happened.??? He actually apologized for coming, but he had to come. He wanted to make sure I wasn???t going to D.C to hurt the President.
???The thing is, I got home and I checked my e-mail and I had about 20 e-mails and one of them, one of ladies had actually contacted the FBI and the Secret Service, and she was telling me that she was going to do it.???
The person who contacted Volkmann, according to the fighter, was a member of the election committee that worked for President Obama???s campaign.
Volkmann was successful in his fight at UFC 125, and also mentioned a possible future fight against Clay Guida. It appears that one is much more likely than the Obama confrontation.
The Minnesota based fighter, who is also a chiropractor, wanted to clarify the statements he made in the original interview as well, because he says that was the reason most people seemed upset with him in the first place.
???People were misunderstanding the point of view I was going for with the health care plan. That???s why they were getting so upset. I???m thinking about the provider, I???m a chiropractor, so I???m thinking about my point of view, not everyone getting insurance. They don???t have to worry about getting denied, which is good I guess, just not good for health care providers,??? said Volkmann.
Still happy he spoke his mind, Volkmann says the Secret Service considers the matter closed at this point.
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Posted on January 5, 2011 by Damon Martin
UFC lightweight Jacob Volkmann, following his win over Antonio McKee, declared that he wanted to fight U.S. President Barack Obama for his next bout. His words got him a visit from the Secret Service on Tuesday.
Volkmann, who is based out of Minnesota, told MMAFighting.com after his win over McKee that he wanted to face Obama because he disagreed with many of his policies.
Well, if anyone ever wondered if a potential threat against the President goes unnoticed, you just got your answer.
???It happened on Tuesday, I was coaching youth practice, and then two guys came up and one of the other coaches that was helping me out, they said there was a cop and another guy out there waiting for me,??? Volkmann told MMAWeekly.com. ???I went out there and the guy introduced himself and said he was from the Secret Service and he wanted to ask me some questions about UFC 125 and my quote. He said there were people calling in to D.C. telling them that somebody, me, was threatening the President.???
The interview was a formal process due to any potential threat made against the President, but it should be the close of the matter for Volkmann. The reason for the investigation wasn???t because of the original interview after his fight, but because someone alerted the authorities about a ???threat??? that was made.
???This guy had the whole interview on a piece of paper and it had my picture and everything,??? said Volkmann. ???He was like ???is this what you said???? and I said, ???yes it is.??? He???s like ???I want to let you know I???m a little embarrassed for coming here and doing this because obviously nothing happened.??? He actually apologized for coming, but he had to come. He wanted to make sure I wasn???t going to D.C to hurt the President.
???The thing is, I got home and I checked my e-mail and I had about 20 e-mails and one of them, one of ladies had actually contacted the FBI and the Secret Service, and she was telling me that she was going to do it.???
The person who contacted Volkmann, according to the fighter, was a member of the election committee that worked for President Obama???s campaign.
Volkmann was successful in his fight at UFC 125, and also mentioned a possible future fight against Clay Guida. It appears that one is much more likely than the Obama confrontation.
The Minnesota based fighter, who is also a chiropractor, wanted to clarify the statements he made in the original interview as well, because he says that was the reason most people seemed upset with him in the first place.
???People were misunderstanding the point of view I was going for with the health care plan. That???s why they were getting so upset. I???m thinking about the provider, I???m a chiropractor, so I???m thinking about my point of view, not everyone getting insurance. They don???t have to worry about getting denied, which is good I guess, just not good for health care providers,??? said Volkmann.
Still happy he spoke his mind, Volkmann says the Secret Service considers the matter closed at this point.
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What a fucking buffoon. One too many hits to the head. Words, no matter what content its put in, it can always be perceived many different ways. I believe any threat to out President should never be taken lightly. Shit maybe he'll scream BOMB or FIRE on his next plane fight LOL
