Trump asks UFC boss Dana White to be press secretary

Trump's public job offer

President Donald Trump asked Ultimate Fighting Championship boss Dana White to be White House press secretary in a Truth Social post on Saturday. Trump wrote: Dana will be a Press Secretary like none other.

“Dana will be a Press Secretary like none other.”

White's response

Dana White said he would meet with Trump on Monday to discuss the offer. He told reporters: I got a lot of jobs already, without confirming whether he was interested in the role.

“I got a lot of jobs already.”

The vacant position

The White House press secretary role has been open since mid-October, when Katie Zacharia quit less than five days into the job. Trump's offer comes after Republicans lost their congressional majorities in midterm elections.

Trump's pitch to White

Trump called White a violent Fighter and Warrior and asked him to bring high-profile UFC fighters to the job, even those not from the United States.

“We need these people to defend us against the Lunatic Left.”

White's existing commitments

Dana White leads the UFC and Power Slap, a regulated slap-fighting promotion league. He recently launched Zuffa Boxing, a professional promotion company, and last year joined Meta's board as one of three new members.

White's history with Trump

Dana White and Trump are longtime friends and allies. When White bought the struggling UFC for two million dollars in two thousand one, Trump hosted two UFC events at the Trump Taj Mahal casino in…

White's political involvement

Dana White became a speaker for Trump's White House campaigns at the Republican National Conventions in two thousand sixteen, two thousand twenty and two thousand twenty-four.