President Trump proposes UFC boss Dana White as White House press secretary
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President Donald Trump said he asked UFC chief Dana White to serve as press secretary and suggested adding several UFC fighters as assistants.
President Donald Trump announced on Saturday that he had invited UFC chief Dana White to take on the role of White House press secretary. In a post on Truth Social, Trump described White as a "violent Fighter and Warrior" and suggested that White bring a group of fighters to serve as assistants, naming six current or former UFC titleholders, including Islam Makhachev, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Justin Gaethje, Daniel Cormier, Kayla Harrison and Amanda Nunes.
"We need these people to defend us against the Lunatic Left," Trump wrote.
The press secretary position has been vacant since Katie Zacharia left the post last month. Zacharia had succeeded Karoline Leavitt, who departed at the end of August. White and Trump have a history of collaboration dating back to the early 2000s when Trump’s Taj Mahal casino hosted UFC events, and their relationship deepened after White publicly supported Trump’s 2016 campaign. The White House already employs former UFC spokesperson Steven Cheung as Director of Communications. The proposal follows previous White House engagements with the UFC, including a June event held to mark the nation’s 250th anniversary.