A star boxer faced public ridicule Thursday after he claimed to have failed a drug test as part of a coordinated attack on former President Donald Trump.
Professional fighter Ryan Garcia, who once held the interim World Boxing Council lightweight title, came under fire in a recent bout. Tweet He linked his two failed steroid tests to his recent support for Trump.
Garcia: “I have met with President Trump and he is positive about the use of steroids.'' I have written Late Wednesday night. “This is the right way to attack.”
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And Garcia ended with the word “crazy.”
His message caught the attention of an MSNBC writer. Jahan Jones published a scathing analysis of the professional boxer's views on Thursday, arguing that “his tone of denial… oozes Trumpian bias and evasion.”
Garcia reportedly tested positive for the performance-enhancing drug ostarine on the day of and the day before his winning bout against Devin Haney, according to a letter from the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association reviewed by ESPN.
Immediately after the news broke, Garcia claimed he was the victim of a collective conspiracy, according to Jones' report.
“Mr. Garcia made expletive-filled comments consistent with his past rhetoric, claiming that the report was likely released by the 'pedophile' elite and calling for his 'downfall.' 'I was trying to make him do it,''' Jones wrote.
Jones said Garcia reportedly wrote, “Even if your mother was on steroids, even if she was, you still got hit.” He pointed out that the “defense'' he provided suggested that it did more harm than good.
Jones reported earlier this week that Trump had recently appeared alongside Garcia. He claims the former president has become “over-reliant” on these social media influencers as he launches his second campaign to retake the White House.
“Mr. Garcia and Mr. Trump are clearly qualified. Both know what it feels like when a declared victory is called into question,” Jones wrote. “And both men clearly have no shame in promoting vile conspiracy theories to push back against articles that could damage their already shaky reputations as winners.”
On Thursday, his claim that the drug test was related to his pro-Trump stance was confirmed.
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