Trump jokingly offered UFC chief Dana White press secretary role

Summarised from 3 outlets · Updated 14 Nov, 02:39 · Archive

Donald Trump jokingly offered UFC chief Dana White the White House press secretary position, leading to an unusual 48-hour sequence culminating in White addressing reporters at the briefing room.

Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that he had offered UFC chief Dana White the White House press secretary position, pleading with him to 'please take the job'. Trump later revealed that the offer was simply a joke, describing it as 'just a little fun'.

Following the announcement, White shared an AI-generated image of himself standing behind the briefing room lectern, captioned 'On to the next chapter', which fueled speculation about the genuineness of the offer. He was then whisked to the White House after a boxing event in London to be paraded in front of the White House press corps on Monday.

White distanced himself from ever getting directly involved in politics, putting an end to the rumour mill. When asked whether he had declined the press secretary job, White said, 'I don't tell the president no to anything'.

In an interview with Lara Trump on Fox News, the UFC chief described his experience at the White House. 'It was incredible. What an amazing experience. Literally when I was pulling in the gates of the White House, his assistant called and said, hey, we're going to take you right down to the press room, he wants you. I was like, what. This is crazy,' he said.

During the briefing, Trump and White took questions from the press corps on various topics including Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, the Iran war and former Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. When Lara Trump asked whether White was concerned about Democrats targeting him as a Trump ally, he responded that he was not worried. 'If you didn't do anything illegal or anything wrong, I don't know why you'd have to be worried. I've never done anything in the political world that would be illegal,' he said.

How it is being reported

• UFC boss Dana White brushes off Democratic probe threats, recalls 'crazy 48 hours' around Trump job offerUFC CEO Dana White told Lara Trump he has nothing to hide from post-midterm Democratic probes and recounted his "crazy 48 hours" around President Donald Trump's press secretary joke.Fox News · 13 Nov, 22:40
• Dana White describes the 48 hours that nearly saw him become press secretary: ‘This is crazy’White sat down with the president’s daughter-in-law, Lara Trump, and revealed what it was like to ‘almost inadvertently become the next press secretary for the White House’Independent World · 13 Nov, 20:19
• UFC chief Dana White opens up on 'crazy 48 hours' after Trump's bombshell press secretary pleaTrump sparked mayhem on Saturday afternoon after announcing on Truth Social that White had been offered the job of press secretary, pleading with the UFC CEO: 'Please take the job!'Daily Mail Sport · 13 Nov, 18:21

In this story: Dana White · Donald Trump · Lara Trump · White House · UFC

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