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Why is Trump offering a UFC boss the press secretary job?
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White's friendship with Trump runs back to 2001. Trump hosted a UFC tournament at the White House in June. The press secretary job has sat empty since October 16, when Katie Zacharia was pushed out. Then the November 3 midterms cost Republicans Congress, and days later came this offer.
- 2001Relationship dates back
- June 2026UFC tournament at White House
- 16 October 2026Zacharia pushed out
- 3 November 2026Midterms cost GOP Congress
White also backed Trump with money, giving $1 million to the America First Action super PAC. Ties like that help explain why a fight promoter is being considered.
$1M
Trump also wants UFC fighters, some not from the United States, as assistants. He wrote: "We need these people to defend us against the Lunatic Left." White's acceptance remains unconfirmed. He posted an Instagram image of himself at the lectern captioned "On to the next chapter," and SynthID flagged that image as made or edited with OpenAI.
“We need these people to defend us against the Lunatic Left.”
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- Washington PostTrump says he offered White House press secretary role to UFC's Dana White
- LBCDonald Trump offers White House press secretary job to UFC boss
- BBC'Please take the job!' - Trump asks UFC boss Dane White to be White House press secretary
- Bloomberg BusinessTrump Asks UFC's Dana White to Be His Next Press Secretary
- ANSA.itTrump asked the UFC number one to be the White House spokesperson