--- title: GOP Convention: Meet Some of the Unusual Speakers description: Republican nominee Donald Trump has chosen some unusual speakers for this year's national convention. canonical: https://time.com/4413988/republican-convention-speakers-tuesday/ author: Julissa Higgins article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-07-19T23:32:49.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-22T23:22:49.119Z article:section: Politics og:title: Meet Some of the Unusual Speakers at the Convention Tuesday og:description: Including the head of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. og:url: https://time.com/4413988/republican-convention-speakers-tuesday/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5b085f04d74e25ad/69889c7d5f570f5e7fb21c23/landon-nordeman-republican-national-convention-rnc-scenes-0718-02.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIMEPOL RNC og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Meet Some of the Unusual Speakers at the Convention Tuesday twitter:description: Including the head of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5b085f04d74e25ad/69889c7d5f570f5e7fb21c23/landon-nordeman-republican-national-convention-rnc-scenes-0718-02.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Meet Some of the Unusual Speakers at the Convention Tuesday by [Julissa Higgins](https://time.com/author/julissa-higgins/) ## Julissa Higgins Jul 19, 2016 11:32 PM UTC  People pose for a group photo at the 2016 Republican National Convention on Monday, July 18, 2016, in Cleveland. People pose for a group photo at the 2016 Republican National Convention on Monday, July 18, 2016, in Cleveland.Landon Nordeman for TIME by [Julissa Higgins](https://time.com/author/julissa-higgins/) ## Julissa Higgins Jul 19, 2016 11:32 PM UTC Republican nominee Donald Trump has chosen some unusual speakers for this year’s national convention. Among those speaking Tuesday: professional golfer Natalie Gulbis, president of the Ultimate Fighting Championship Dana White and actor Kimberlin Brown. Gulbis, who is currently on tour with the LPGA, is a reality TV show star who starred not only on _The Natalie Gulbis Show_, but was invited by Donald Trump to be on an episode of _The Apprentice_, according to a [piece she wrote](http://www.golf.com/tour-and-news/natalie-gulbis-donald-trump-i-know) titled “The Donald Trump I Know.” White, who has previously said he is not a “political guy” to Yahoo Sports, says he will instead [talk](http://www.tmz.com/2016/07/14/dana-white-yes-im-speaking-at-republican-convention-about-the-trump-that-i-know/) about “the Trump that \[he\] knows.” Trump hosted the UFC at the Trump Taj Mahal in 2000, which he posted a reminder about on Twitter. > [](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/445109614468947968) Brown is an actress who is best-known for starring in _The Young and the Restless_ and _The Bold and the Beautiful,_ and for being a host on the show _Dramatic Design_. 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