Fans turn on Nate Bargatze after spotting at White House UFC fight
Taijuan Moorman

Nate Bargatze is receiving pushback over his attendance at the White House-hosted UFC Freedom 250 fight.

The comedian, who has purposely presented a style of comedy that is non-political and family-friendly, appeared in Cheryl Hines' Instagram story on Sunday, June 14, in which the "Curb Your Enthusiasm" actress and her husband, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., posed with Bargatze inside the White House. JD Vance was also seen in the background of the photo, which has since expired.

In other social media photos circulating, the Nashville-based comic also posed for photos with former White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Joe Rogan, as well as Luke Bryan and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson.
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One X user, who called the comedian "MAGANate," wrote, "I used to enjoy @natebargatze, but then I learned that he thinks fascism is funny." Another wrote, "Nah. I loved that guy, and I generally don't do boycotts, but I'm done with him."

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