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Trump says he asked Dana White, UFC boss, to be his new White House press secretary

UPDATED: Donald Trump says he has offered the job of White House press secretary to UFC President and CEO Dana White, “a violent Fighter and Warrior,” in the president’s words.

✦ Extractive summary — built from the sources' own reporting•From 9 sources•1 min read•Updated November 8, 2026, 7:35 AM UTC
Key points
  • Trump described White, who staged a cage-fighting spectacle at the White House to mark the president’s 80th birthday in June, as “a violent Fighter and Warrior”, credentials unlike any ever used to describe previous press secretaries.
  • It was unclear how genuine the president's offer was, although White later said he would travel to Washington for them to meet.
  • Ultimate Fighting Championship CEO says he will meet with the US president on Monday to discuss the offer.

US President Donald Trump on Saturday said he was asking mixed martial arts promoter Dana White to be the new White House press secretary.

On social media, the president offered the now-vacant job of White House press secretary to Dana White, the organization’s C.E.O., and told him to bring along fighters as aides.

Additional details
  • White has neither formally accepted nor turned down the invitation.
  • Trump has repeatedly tried to hitch his MAGA brand of politics to White's enormously successful Ultimate Fighting Championship.
  • It was not immediately clear whether Trump was joking, trolling, both or neither.
  • If White accepts the gig, he would fill the vacancy left when […].

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