Trump Says He Offered White House Press Secretary Job to UFC Chief Dana White
Trump said White would bring mixed martial arts fighters as aides, while the White House press secretary post has been vacant since mid-October.
- On Saturday, President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that he offered UFC CEO Dana White the position of White House Press Secretary.
- The two men are longtime friends, with Trump hosting UFC Freedom 250 at the White House earlier this year and White speaking at Republican National Convention appearances.
- Trump requested White bring mixed martial arts fighters, including Islam Makhachev and Kayla Harrison, as assistants to help "defend us against the Lunatic Left."
- This announcement follows Trump replacing his White House chief of staff with Stephen Miller, as the administration reorganizes after Republicans lost both chambers of Congress on Tuesday.
- While Trump claimed "Dana will be a Press Secretary like none other," it remains unclear whether the UFC executive intends to accept the offer.
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US President Donald Trump has announced that he has offered UFC boss Dana White the position of White House Press Secretary. Trump made the announcement via a post on Truth Social, where he described White as a "fighter" and publicly urged him to accept the position. "I am pleased to announce that the great Dana White has been offered the position of Press Secretary of the United States," Trump wrote. "I have asked that he bring with him assista…
The post of White House press secretary has been vacant since the departure of former spokesman Katie Zacharia on 16 October.
Washington, Nov 7 (EFE) – US President Donald Trump said Saturday that he has offered the White House press secretary position to his friend Dana White, CEO of the UFC, the world's leading mixed martial arts organization, in a message whose tone raises doubts about the seriousness of the offer. […] The entry Trump says he offered press secretary position to Dana White, martial arts entrepreneur, was first published on HolaNews.
The U.S. president, who urges this leader of the world's largest mixed martial arts organization to surround themselves with fighters to face "the crazy left," hardened the tone after the Republican defeat in the mid-term elections.
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