President Trump paid tribute to Hulk Hogan Thursday following the wrestling icon’s death at the age of 71.

“We lost a great friend today, the ‘Hulkster,’” the president said in a statement on Truth Social. “Hulk Hogan was MAGA all the way — Strong, tough, smart, but with the biggest heart. He gave an absolutely electric speech at the Republican National Convention, that was one of the highlights of the entire week.

“He entertained fans from all over the World, and the cultural impact he had was massive,” added Trump, 79. “To his wife, Sky, and family, we give our warmest best wishes and love. Hulk Hogan will be greatly missed!”The six-time undisputed WWE champion tore off his shirt — revealing a Trump-Vance tank top underneath — at last July’s RNC in Milwaukee just days after the former and future president narrowly escaped an assassination attempt. 

“What happened last week when they took a shot at my hero and they tried to kill the next president of the United States? Enough was enough!” the WrestleMania fixture roared as he shredded his shirt in half.
“And I said, let Trump-o-mania run wild, brother! Let Trump-o-mania rule again! Let Trump-o-mania make America great again!”

Hogan, legal name Terry Gene Bollea, died of cardiac arrest Thursday morning at his home in Clearwater, Fla.

The son of a Georgia construction worker vociferously backed Trump ahead of his Nov. 5 election victory, including vouching for him at an October Madison Square Garden rally that ruffled feathers in Manhattan.

“Usually when I’m in Madison Square Garden, I’m body-slamming giants, I’m winning world heavyweight titles, and I’m cracking people over the head with chairs,” he told the crowd, brandishing his massive biceps and wearing a hot-pink bandana on his head and yellow sunglasses. 

“I don’t see no stinkin’ Nazis in here. I don’t see no stinkin’ domestic terrorists in here. The only thing I see here are a bunch of hard-working men and women that are real Americans, brother.”

Hogan colorfully ripped Trump’s Democratic rival, then-Vice President Kamala Harris, saying that when he hears”Ka’mala” speak, “it sounds like a script from Hollywood with a really, really bad actress.”

The gruff entertainer has connections to other Trump administration officials, most prominently Education Secretary Linda McMahon, who beginning in the 1980s led the WWE’s corporate entity alongside her husband Vince.

“I had the privilege of knowing and working with [Hulk Hogan] for over 40 years,” she wrote on X. “Hulk was a dear friend and member of our WWE family. His legacy in and out of the ring will always be remembered. He was one of a kind!”