2026-11-07
President Trump publicly offered UFC CEO Dana White the position of White House press secretary via a social media post on Saturday. The press secretary role had been vacant. Dana White said he would travel to Washington to meet with Trump on Monday to discuss the offer.
Coverage across the spectrum largely agrees on the basic sequence of events, but outlets differ in contextual framing. Left-leaning outlets situate the announcement within broader political context, noting the vacancy since Karoline Leavitt's departure and linking it to a period of White House transition amid midterm election losses. Center outlets, particularly BBC, raise questions about the sincerity of the offer and highlight the more theatrical or uncertain nature of the exchange, including Trump sharing a cartoon depicting White in the role. Right-leaning coverage focuses more directly on the factual exchange and quotes Trump's colorful language praising White without additional political framing or skepticism about intent.
Left outlets frame the offer as part of a chaotic staffing situation at the White House, connecting it to a vacant position and recent political turmoil including midterm losses.
Trump does not currently have a press secretary after briefly giving the job to Katie Zacharia, who left the post after five days.
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The president said on Sunday that the U.F.C. chief executive “loves the idea” of being the White House spokesman but that his public offer of the job was “just a little fun.”
President Donald Trump said Saturday that he has offered the job of White House press secretary to his friend and UFC boss Dana White.
The role of the White House press secretary has been largely vacant since Karoline Leavitt stepped aside in August.
On social media, the president offered the now-vacant job of White House press secretary to Dana White, the organization’s C.E.O., and told him to bring along fighters as aides.
Trump's social media post about the offer came as his White House is in a period of major transition and struggling with his party's deep losses in Tuesday's midterm elections.
President Donald Trump wants Ultimate Fighting Championship CEO Dana White to be the White House press secretary, he announced Saturday. “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. He also aske…
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