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Trump shares cartoon of Dana White as press secretary
Trump’s offer follows a five-day vacancy and a social media post that depicted fighters attacking reporters in the briefing room.
- On Saturday, Donald Trump announced via Truth Social that he offered UFC boss Dana White the White House press secretary position, calling him a "violent Fighter and Warrior."
- Previous press secretary Katie Zacharia served only five days before departing in October, a tenure shorter than Anthony Scaramucci's 11 days as communications director in 2017.
- The announcement triggered confusion with former Pentagon official Dana White, who clarified on social media: "everyone texting me congratulations: thank you, but you have the wrong Dana White."
- White, 57, confirmed he is flying to Washington to meet President Donald Trump on Monday, though he declined to say whether he would accept the role.
- Their friendship dates to 2001, when the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City hosted a UFC event under White's leadership, positioning the offer as rooted in decades-long personal loyalty.
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Donald Trump shows everyone what he would like to do with the press and lets them clean up in a cartoon.
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Trump says he offered White House press secretary job to Dana White
(The Hill) — President Trump said he offered the job of White House press secretary to Dana White, president and CEO of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). In a Truth Social post on Saturday, Trump said that he requested White bring “assistants” with him and named several UFC fighters. “I am pleased to announce that [...]
President Donald Trump wants his friend and president of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), Dana White, as his new White House press secretary.
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