# Trump offers Dana White the White House press secretary job

> President Trump says he has offered UFC CEO Dana White the role of White House press secretary, weeks after the shortest tenure in the position's history.
- Title: Trump offers Dana White the White House press secretary job
- Summary: President Trump says he has offered UFC CEO Dana White the role of White House press secretary, weeks after the shortest tenure in the position's history.
- Keywords: donald trump, dana white, ufc, white house press secretary, truth social, Business Insider
- Source: Business Insider — https://businessinsider.com/trump-dana-white-house-press-secretary-job-2026-11
- Author: Peter Gelling
- Published: 2026-11-07T20:13:49.121+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: donald trump, dana white, ufc, white house press secretary, truth social, business, technology
## Trump offers Dana White the press secretary job
President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social Saturday that he has offered UFC CEO Dana White the position of White House press secretary, calling him a violent fighter and warrior.

> I am pleased to announce that the Great Dana White, a violent Fighter and Warrior, has been offered the job of Press Secretary of the United States.
## Trump wants martial artists as White House staff
Trump said he requested White bring some of his assistants, who are all mixed martial artists, even though some are not from the United States, to defend against what he called the Lunatic Left.

> We need these people to defend us against the Lunatic Left. Dana, please take the job!
## The offer follows a bruising election loss
The offer comes days after Democrats took control of both houses of Congress and a handful of key governorships in the midterm election, marking a setback for Trump's party.
## White and Trump have decades of friendship
Trump and White's friendship dates to the early two thousands, when Trump, then a casino magnate, offered the UFC his Taj Mahal as a venue after the organization had been run out of Las Vegas…

> Nobody took us seriously. Except Donald Trump.
## Key takeaway

Trump offered UFC CEO Dana White the White House press secretary job on Saturday, citing White's fighting spirit and requesting he bring mixed martial artist assistants to defend against what Trump called the Lunatic Left.