Trump offers White House press secretary job to UFC chief Dana White
President Trump said on Truth Social that he has offered the White House press secretary job to UFC chief Dana White. It is unclear whether White has accepted.
President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he has offered the job of White House press secretary to Dana White, the president of the UFC, according to The Hill and Yahoo Sports, which quoted Trump's post on his Truth Social platform.
"I am pleased to announce that the Great Dana White, a violent Fighter and Warrior, has been offered the job of Press Secretary of the United States," Trump wrote. He added that he had asked White to bring "assistants", naming UFC fighters Islam Makhachev, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Justin Gaethje, Daniel Cormier, Amanda Nunes and Kayla Harris. "We need these people to defend us against the Lunatic Left. Dana will be a Press Secretary like none other. Dana, please take the job!" Trump wrote.
It is unclear whether White has accepted. The Hill reported that the UFC president shared on his Instagram story an image of himself at the podium of the White House briefing room, captioned "On to the next chapter", shortly after Trump's announcement, followed by a screenshot of the president's statement. The White House did not immediately respond to The Hill's request to confirm the offer, although the White House-affiliated account Rapid Response 47 posted a screenshot of Trump's message.
The press secretary post has been vacant since Karoline Leavitt left earlier this year. Trump later named commentator Katie Zacharia, who resigned after about five days following a short first briefing and questions over whether she was a lawyer, as she had claimed. Trump and White have been close for years: the UFC hosted a fight on the White House South Lawn this summer as part of America's 250th anniversary celebrations.
This story is being updated as more details are confirmed.