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Meet Donald Trump’s ‘sumo wrestler’ spokesman, Steven Cheung: he interned under Arnold Schwarzenegger, did communications for UFC, and now he’s on the 2024 presidential election campaign trail
STORYLynn Farah
- After graduating, Cheung interned with then-California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and later joined John McCain’s 2008 presidential campaign team – but what has he said about Joe Biden?
- Cheung and Trump are both fans of combat sport and WWE, and have been seen together at UFC fights in Vegas – UFC president Dana White is a long-time Trump supporter too
Donald Trump is no stranger to controversy, so it shouldn’t come as a surprise that he would hire Steven Cheung – the man who protects his boss against all haters, no matter how valid the criticism – as his campaign spokesman.
Cheung, 41, was born to Chinese immigrants in the United States and raised in Sacramento, California. According to Mother Jones, he graduated from California State University having studied political and computer science.
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Here’s how he went from no-holds barred Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) communication king to Trump mouthpiece.
How Steven Cheung got his start in politics
Cheung has had an extensive and varied communications career in politics, sports and leisure. Per Mother Jones, after he graduated from university, he worked with the office of then California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger as a communications and speech-writing intern.
According to Politico, he said of the experience, “It was one of the most rewarding jobs I’ve ever had because I learned the importance of what not to do just as much as what I should do.”
He also worked on the 2008 John McCain/Sarah Palin presidential campaign as an administrative assistant.