Mike Tyson speaks to reporters in the White House Press Briefing Room

Former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson surprised reporters in the White House press briefing room while visiting President Trump, and he took a few questions.

Though details from their meeting are unclear, Tyson reportedly gave the President a letter from disgraced rapper and producer Sean “Diddy” Combs in January, and he recently opened up about the exchange on an episode of SiriusXM’s “Andy Cohen Live.”

Tyson is attending President Trump’s rally in Syracuse, New York, tonight. The two departed the White House together and boarded Marine One.

Mike Tyson is flying with @POTUS to his rally in Syracuse, New York tonight https://t.co/TwHqJC1YsK

— Jordan Conradson🇺🇸 (@ConradsonJordan) October 9, 2026

Earlier, Tyson stopped by the briefing room and took questions from reporters.

Lindell TV’s Cara Castronuova asked Tyson whether he thinks Republicans will win the midterms.

“I believe Donald Trump is going to win,” he responded.

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Tyson took several questions from reporters and said the President invited him to the New York rally, confirming that he would travel with him to Syracuse and is “looking forward to it.” He declined to say what he spoke with Trump about.

Cara Castronuova asked him several questions, including who he thought was the greatest fighter of all time, and he said, Muhammad Ali.

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Trump and Tyson spoke briefly to reporters earlier while departing the White House.

“I won’t be fighting him today, but I’ve been his fan for a long time. We’ve been friends for a long time, Iron Mike, ain’t nobody like him,” Trump said.

“He’s going with us to Syracuse, and we’re fighting for a great gentleman, you know, Bruce Blakeman and a couple of congressmen, and we think we have a chance at the Congress too, the two, and we’ll have a good time. We have a big audience. We’ve been sold out at every arena, and like every single arena, we have a line waiting, trying to get in. And they’ll be happy to see Mike.”

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