Trump invites UFC boss Dana White to discuss White House press secretary role

UFC chief executive Dana White said he will meet President Donald Trump on Monday at the White House to discuss the president’s offer for him to become the White House press secretary.

White made the announcement at a conference following a boxing event in London on Saturday, confirming he will travel to Washington to talk about the job.

Trump posted on Truth Social on Saturday urging White to accept the role, writing “Dana will be a Press Secretary like none other” and asking White to bring assistants, “even though some are not from our Country”. He also shared images of six current and former UFC title holders – Islam Makhachev, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Justin Gaethje, Daniel Cormier, Kayla Harrison and Amanda Nunes – suggesting they could join White in defending “against the Lunatic Left”.

The White House press secretary position has been vacant since Katie Zacharia left the post last month after a five‑day tenure. Zacharia had succeeded Karoline Leavitt, who stepped down at the end of August.

White and Trump first worked together in the early 2000s and have grown closer after White publicly backed Trump’s 2016 campaign. The White House already employs former UFC spokesperson Steven Cheung as Director of Communications, who praised the president’s invitation on X.

Source: Al Jazeera. Photo: Curtis Adams / Pexels.