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Archive photo · 2 June 2025Trump Offers Dana White White House Press Secretary Job, Cites UFC Fighters
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Trump offered Dana White the White House press secretary job in Truth Social post. He asked White to bring UFC fighters as aides, including non-Americans.
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Trump offers Dana White
Donald Trump offered Dana White the job of U.S. Press Secretary in a Truth Social message, calling White "a violent fighter and warrior" and saying, "Dana, please, accept the job!"
Trump said he asked White to come "accompanied by aides" and cited UFC fighters Islam Makhachev, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Justin Gaethje, Daniel Cormier, Amanda Nunes, and Kayla Harris.
The White House and TKO Holdings, the parent company of UFC, were asked for comment after Trump made the offer.
Dana White posted an Instagram photo of himself behind the podium in the White House press briefing room, with the caption "On to the next chapter," while it remained unclear whether the offer was genuine or accepted.
Vacancy and White House shakeup
Katie Zacharia exited the White House press secretary role after just a few days, leaving the vacancy open since mid-October, and Trump’s post came after that departure. Trump’s offer arrived after he replaced White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles with Stephen Miller, and the ABC account described Miller as an adviser and the architect of a tough line on immigration.
Trump’s post followed Republicans being routed in the US midterm elections, losing their congressional majorities, and Trump called White "a violent Fighter and Warrior" in the same Saturday message. It remained unclear whether White’s Instagram caption "On to the next chapter" was tongue-in-cheek, and White has clashed with journalists during news conferences.
Who White is, and what’s next
Dana White has been a longtime ally of Donald Trump, and White and his business partners bought the then-struggling UFC organisation for $2m in 2001. White credited Trump with saving the organisation by hosting two UFC events at the Trump Taj Mahal casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey, in 2001.
White became a speaker for Trump’s White House campaigns at the Republican National Conventions in 2016, 2020 and 2024, and White has at times released expletive-laden videos targeting reporters. The ABC account framed Trump’s offer as part of a sharp turn after Republicans’ historic loss in the midterms, and it said Trump had been unable to find an effective spokesperson after Zacharia left her post permanently.