Dana White brushes off White House press secretary chatter after Trump floats it as a joke
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UFC CEO Dana White said he has no political ambitions and rejected any idea that he would serve as press secretary after President Donald Trump called the suggestion a joke.
UFC chief Dana White appeared with President Donald Trump at a White House press briefing on Monday after Trump revisited a prior remark about naming White as his press secretary. Trump said the comment was made in jest during a rough news day and was never meant as a serious proposal.
White stepped up to address the swirl of speculation, saying, "> I have zero political aspirations. I was at a fight for Zuffa Boxing in London when he called me and told me that he had done this, and the last 24 hours of my life have been insane." He added that he never explicitly turned the idea down, but made clear he has no desire to enter government service.
When asked about a hypothetical cage match between Trump and former President Joe Biden, White said the idea would be "very bad" and reacted with disbelief at the question. He also praised Trump’s personal toughness without endorsing any political role for himself.
The briefing ended with a discussion of a possible posthumous pardon for former baseball player Pete Rose, a move President Trump said he supports.