Donald Trump says that Dana White press secretary offer was a joke
US President Donald Trump claims that he was "kidding" about offering the role of White House press secretary to UFC boss Dana White.
Donald Trump claims that he was "kidding" about offering the White House press secretary job to Dana White.
The US President had issued a public plea to the UFC chief to take the role over the weekend but clarified on Sunday (08.11.26) that he was only having a "little fun".
Trump told reporters: "So I was kidding, but I think Dana likes the idea, and he is a very capable guy.
"Of course, I was kidding. And you could see that because I put all of the great fighters as his assistants, that they're all going to come with him... It was just a little fun."
Trump had issued a social media post on Saturday (07.11.26) imploring White - a long-time supporter of his - to take the job that has been vacant since Katie Zacharia quit less than five days into the post last month after a heavily-criticised debut appearance.
The 80-year-old politician wrote on Truth Social: "Dana will be a Press Secretary like none other.
"Dana, please take the job!"
Trump described the UFC boss as a "violent Fighter and Warrior" and requested that he bring several high-profile fighters with him, "even though some are not from our Country".
He wrote: "We need these people to defend us against the Lunatic Left."
White later revealed that he would be having a meeting with Trump on Monday (09.11.26).
He said: "I'm going to meet with him, we have a meeting on Monday."
White, 57, has embraced the social media speculation, posting an Instagram photo of himself behind the lectern in the White House press room.
He captioned the image: "On to the next chapter."
White was a key figure in Trump's re-election campaign in 2024 but later declared that he wants "nothing to do with" politics.
He told the New Yorker: "I’m never f****** doing this again.
"I want nothing to do with this s***. It’s gross. It’s disgusting. I want nothing to do with politics."
Despite his vow not to get involved in politics again, White insisted that he was still very much a Trump supporter.
He said: "Donald Trump is tougher and more bada** than anybody.
"You can only pray that you’re a quarter of the man that Donald Trump was when a guy tried to take seven shots at his head with a high powered rifle with a f****** scope on it."
