President Trump said Saturday he has offered the White House press secretary job to UFC CEO Dana White, three weeks after his last pick was pushed out five days into the job.
"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, before naming the backup he wants White to bring along: "assistants, even though some are not from our Country, of Islam Makhachev, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Justin Gaethje, Daniel Cormier, Amanda Nunes, and Kayla Harris."
"We need these people to defend us against the Lunatic Left. Dana will be a Press Secretary like none other," Trump added. "Dana, please take the job!"
Makhachev, a former UFC lightweight champion, and his longtime friend Nurmagomedov, who retired undefeated at 29-0 in 2020, are both from Dagestan in Russia. Nunes, who held two UFC belts at once, is Brazilian. Cormier, a former champion in two weight classes, and lightweight Gaethje round out the list along with "Kayla Harris," presumably Kayla Harrison, the two-time Olympic judo gold medalist who made her UFC debut in 2024.
White, who has run the UFC for more than two decades, has been a Trump friend for just as long. He spoke at the Republican National Convention in 2016, 2020 and 2024, and in June staged the UFC Freedom 250 card on the White House South Lawn.
White answered on Instagram with a photo of himself in the Oval Office, captioned "On to the next chapter."
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