Trump Offers UFC Boss Press Secretary Post
Dana White plans to discuss the role with the president on Monday after a London appearance.
By Jenna Mitchell ·
The White House press secretary position remains open as Donald Trump offered the job to UFC chief executive Dana White. White confirmed the proposal while speaking at a conference in London on Saturday. He stated he will meet with Trump at the White House on Monday to discuss the offer.
Trump endorsed the candidate on Truth Social earlier on Saturday. He described White as a press secretary like none other and urged him to take the position. The president also asked White to bring assistants, noting that some were not from the United States.
In a post accompanied by photos, Trump listed six current and former UFC champions to join White. The group included Russians Islam Makhachev and Khabib Nurmagomedov, Americans Justin Gaethje and Daniel Cormier, and Brazilian Amanda Nunes, who became a US citizen last year. Trump also listed Kayla Harris, likely referring to Kayla Harrison. He wrote that the group was needed to defend against the Lunatic Left.
The role has been vacant since Katie Zacharia left last month. Zacharia served for five days after succeeding Karoline Leavitt, who stepped down at the end of August. White and Trump first worked together in the early 2000s and grew closer after White supported Trump's 2016 presidential campaign.
In recent years, Trump attended several UFC events. In June, the White House hosted a night of UFC fights for the 250th anniversary of US independence. Steven Cheung, the White House Director of Communications, previously worked for the UFC from 2013 to 2016. Cheung shared the message on X and said, "Hell yeah! Do it, @DanaWhite! It’ll just be like old times!"
