Trump offered UFC chief Dana White the White House press secretary job. White says they will meet Monday.
President Donald Trump said Saturday he has offered the job of White House press secretary to UFC president and CEO Dana White. In a Truth Social post from his golf club in Florida, Trump called White “a violent Fighter and Warrior” and urged him to take the job. He asked White to bring several UFC fighters, including Khabib Nurmagomedov, Justin Gaethje and Amanda Nunes, as “assistants.”
White has not said whether he will accept. He posted an Instagram image of himself at the White House briefing room podium, captioned “On to the next chapter,” and told reporters he will meet Trump at the White House on Monday. White declined to discuss earlier conversations with the president. The White House did not immediately respond to requests for confirmation.
The post comes as the White House undergoes major personnel changes after Tuesday’s midterm elections. The press secretary role has been vacant since Katie Zacharia left in October, after five days on the job. Trump and White have been friends for more than 25 years, and Trump hosted the UFC Freedom 250 event on the White House South Lawn in June.
This report draws on CBS News, NPR, NBC News, CNBC and The Hill.