Arya News - US President Donald Trump on Saturday said he was asking mixed martial arts promoter Dana White to be the new White House press secretary. Trump has repeatedly tried to hitch his MAGA brand of politics…
US President Donald Trump said Saturday that he was offering a press secretary role to martial arts media magnate Dana White.
"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 his Truth Social account . "Dana, please take the job!"
While White did not explicitly accept the job, the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) boss posted a photo – possibly AI-generated – that showed him behind the lectern in the White House press briefing room, captioned "On to the next chapter."
The White House has been without a press secretary since October 16 when Katie Zacharia left the position after less than a week on the job.
White, 57, is president and CEO of the UFC, the largest and most successful organization in the world of mixed martial arts. UFC"s violent cage fights are broadcast across the globe.
Trump asked for six current or former UFC titleholders to join White, including two athletes from Russia "s Dagestan region, Islam Makhachev and Khabib Nurmagomedov; Americans Justin Gaethje, Daniel Cormier and "Kayla Harris," likely a reference to Kayla Harrison; and Amanda Nunes, a Brazilian native who became an American citizen last year.
"We need these people to defend us against the Lunatic Left," Trump wrote.
The White House amplified the announcement by publishing a screenshot of the president"s post on one of its official accounts.
Trump and White are old friends, and Trump has often tried to associate his MAGA brand of politics with the hugely popular UFC.
On his 80th birthday in June, UFC held a bloody cage match on the White House South Lawn. He has also attended bouts in Miami, New York and New Jersey since winning his second White House term.
When Trump won reelection in 2024, White appeared alongside the Republican for his victory speech.
Since Trump"s reelection, White has joined the board of directors of Meta , which many saw as a sign of the tech company"s conservative shift.
(FRANCE 24 with AFP and Reuters)