<p>White says he has meeting with Trump in Washington DC on Monday, without saying whether he will accept the job</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donaldtrump">Donald Trump</a> has offered the job of White House press secretary to Dana White, the chief executive of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, the president said in <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/117576618491350292">a social media post</a> on Saturday.</p><p>Trump described White, who staged <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2026/jun/14/ufc-freedom-250-fights-trump-white-house-live-blog">a cage-fighting spectacle at the White House</a> 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.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/07/donald-trump-dana-white-press-secretary">Continue reading...</a>
After a series of combative press briefings between the Trump administration and journalists, the US president surprised many by reportedly offering Dana White, the head of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and a longtime friend, the role of White House press secretary. Trump praised White as a “violent fighter and warrior”, but US media reports say he has already turned down the offer. Was it a punchy choice by the president or simply a punchline? Jack Pownall takes a closer look.
Trump and White have forged a close relationship over the years, with Trump a regular attendee at UFC events and White having spoken at a number of the president's rallies.
Donald Trump has asked mixed martial arts promoter Dana White to be his new White House press secretary.
<img alt="A person leans in to speak as another leans in to listen." height="349" src="https://i.cbc.ca/ais/609b2e1b-02ab-4129-bb7e-f244921f0764,1794099781929/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C5188%2C2918%29%3B" title="President Donald Trump talks with UFC president and CEO Dana White at an event at the Red Rock Casino Resort and Spa in Las Vegas, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)" width="620" /><p>U.S. President Donald Trump said Saturday that he has offered the job of White House press secretary to his friend and UFC boss Dana White, an announcement unconventional even for the norm-busting president. White said Saturday that he plans to meet with Trump on Monday at the White House.</p>
U.S. President wants White as chief spokesperson and requested he bring along several UFC fighters as ‘assistants’
Trump also asked for six current or former UFC titleholders to join White
"Ein gewalttätiger Kämpfer und Krieger": Mit einem unkonventionellen Vorschlag löst US-Präsident Trump Rätselraten aus: Der Chef der Kampfsportliga UFC soll Pressesprecher werden. Oder gibt es ein Missverständnis?
In den sozialen Medien behaupten User: Donald Trump sollte gar nicht den Boss der Kampfsportorganisation UFC als Pressesprecher anwerben – sondern eine Frau mit fast gleichem Namen. Die bringt nun Licht ins Dunkel.
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<img align="left" alt="Preview" src="https://mf.b37mrtl.ru/files/2026.11/thumbnail/6aef9fe820302773e471a3f4.jpg" style="margin-right: 10px;" /> UFC boss Dana White says he will meet Donald Trump in Washington on Monday after being offered the vacant White House press secretary post <br /><a href="https://rt-english.com/news/648550-trump-dana-white-house-press-secretary/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS">Read Full Article at RT.com</a>
The US leader earlier offered the position of the White House press secretary to Dana White
Sources told TMZ that Dana White is currently in London but will meet with the US leader in the Oval Office
Earlier, US President Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social that he had offered the press secretary position to Dana White
The US President called him "a violent fighter and warrior"
Facing an incoming Democratic Congress, US President Donald Trump struck a combative tone on Saturday, offering friend and “violent fighter” Dana White the White House press secretary job and ordering the Justice Department to investigate his opponents. Democrats handed Trump’s Republicans a blowout defeat in midterm elections this week and will take control of both chambers of Congress in January. They are promising robust investigations of Trump and his administration. Trump, however, showed...
Trump’s offer of the press secretary job could be a joke; either way, it suggests the White House might be in “fight” mode after a crushing midterms capitulation.
Donald Trump has offered the position of press secretary to UFC chief Dana White.
US President Donald Trump has offered the boss of UFC, Dana White, the role of White House press secretary
US President Donald Trump said Saturday that he has offered the job of White House press secretary to his friend and UFC boss Dana White, an announcement unconventional even for the norm-busting president and one that nobody in the White House immediately confirmed. Trump, while he was at his golf club in Florida, posted on social media that he made the offer to “the Great Dana White, a violent Fighter and Warrior” to become the Republican president's chief spokesperson. Trump said he requested