White House vacancy draws attention as trump offers ufc chief dana white press secretary role
Trump’s social media offer
In a post on Saturday afternoon, Trump asked White to take the White House press secretary position. He described White as “a violent Fighter and Warrior,” and asked him to bring several prominent UFC fighters to the job.
A vacancy since October
The press secretary role has been unfilled since mid-October, when Katie Zacharia left after only a few days in the position. The article did not say whether White had accepted Trump’s proposal. White is known for a combative manner and has sometimes clashed with reporters covering UFC at news conferences.
White’s past with reporters
White and business partners bought the struggling UFC organisation for $2m in 2001, when it faced bipartisan opposition. In 2025, he told CBS, the BBC’s US partner, that venues did not want to host the sport and were concerned about the crowd it might attract.
Key points
- Trump asked UFC chief Dana White to become White House press secretary.
- The job has been vacant since Katie Zacharia left in mid-October.
- White shared a photo of himself at the White House briefing-room podium.
- White and his partners bought UFC for $2m in 2001.