Trump offers press secretary role to UFC CEO Dana White

President Donald Trump said Saturday that he had offered UFC president and CEO Dana White the job of White House press secretary.“I am pleased to announce that the Great Dana White, a violent Fighter and Warrior, has been offered the job of Press Secretary of the United States,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.It was unclear whether White had accepted the offer. The position has been vacant ever since Katie Zacharia was fired on October 16, five days into the job, after a single, widely panned press briefing.Trump also named six prominent mixed martial arts fighters he wanted White to bring on as assistants, including fighters from Russia and Brazil.“I have requested that he bring with him assistants, even though some are not from our Country, of Islam Makhachev, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Justin Gaethje, Daniel Cormier, Amanda Nunes, and Kayla Harris,” he wrote.US President Donald Trump (R) shakes hands with Ultimate Fighting Championship President and CEO Dana White during an event promoting the administration's recent tax-relief initiative at Red Rock Casino Resort and Spa in Las Vegas, Nevada, on August 5, 2026. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP via Getty Images) (AFP/Getty)“We need these people to defend us against the Lunatic Left,” Trump wrote. “Dana will be a Press Secretary like none other. Dana, please take the job!”The offer signals a second potential shake-up in White House leadership since Tuesday’s midterm elections, in which Democrats regained control of both the House and the Senate. On Friday, Trump announced that Stephen Miller would replace his boss, Susie Wiles, as White House chief of staff.White, a longtime friend of the president’s, has no government experience. This summer, he helped organize UFC Freedom 250, the MMA event held on the White House lawn on Trump’s 80th birthday.This is a breaking story...