Trump Floats UFC CEO Dana White for White House Press Secretary Role
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President Donald Trump said on Truth Social that he has offered UFC chief Dana White the White House press secretary job, while White has not yet said whether he will accept. White also posted an image suggesting the role, though it may have been AI-generated.
President Donald Trump posted on his Truth Social account on Saturday that he has offered the White House press secretary position to UFC president and chief executive Dana White. > "I am pleased to announce that Dana White has been offered the job of Press Secretary of the United States," Trump wrote. He added a direct appeal, "Dana, please take the job!"
White has not publicly confirmed whether he will accept the appointment. He shared a photo on Instagram that shows him behind a lectern in the White House press briefing room, captioned "On to the next chapter," though the image may have been generated using artificial intelligence.
The White House has been without a press secretary since October 16, when Katie Zacharia departed after less than a week in the role. White, 57, leads the Ultimate Fighting Championship, the largest mixed-martial-arts organization worldwide.
In the same post, Trump listed six UFC fighters he hopes White would bring to the White House as advisers, noting that some are not U.S. citizens. Two of the names mentioned are Russian and one is Brazilian.
Trump and White have a long-standing personal relationship; White appeared with the president at his 2024 reelection victory speech and has attended several UFC events at the White House. Since the election, White also joined the board of directors of Meta.