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President Donald Trump jokingly offered Dana White, the UFC CEO, the position of Press Secretary at the White House over the weekend. Despite clarifying it as a joke, Trump mentioned that White agreed to meet him in Washington on Monday. The president also playfully suggested that White bring along some top MMA fighters for defense against what he termed "the Lunatic Left." Meanwhile, Dana White has scheduled a meeting with President Trump but maintains his current jobs and responsibilities, acknowledging the offer as a joke through social media posts.

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On November 9, 2026, President Donald Trump claimed he was "only kidding" when he offered the position of White House Press Secretary to Dana White, CEO of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). This came after Trump initially made the offer on Truth Social on November 7 and shared a Family Guy-style cartoon depicting Dana White with UFC fighters attacking journalists, which was widely perceived as a joke or hyperbole rather than a serious job proposal. Despite initial uncertainty, CNN reported that Dana White had declined the position even before Trump's retraction. The announcement followed Democrats' victory in the midterm elections and came amid tensions between Trump and his political opponents.

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The president suggested further that he had asked the Ultimate Fighting Championship CEO to bring with him a cadre of mixed martial arts fighters, including Russia's Khabib Nurmagomedov and Brazilian native Amanda Nunes, noting that "we need these people to defend us against the Lunatic Left." "Dana will be a Press Secretary like none other," added the president.

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President Donald Trump generated waves over the weekend with his apparently tongue-in-cheek announcement on Saturday that "the Great Dana White, a violent Fighter and Warrior, has been offered the job of Press Secretary of the United States." The White House press secretary role has been vacant since Katie Zacharia's five-day trial run concluded on Oct. 16.

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Dana White to meet with Trump after 'joke' job offer · assertive framing

The president confirmed he was joking — but suggested that White 'loves the idea.' uncertain

White → confirm → idea

run → generate → Oct.

'I was kidding, of course.' asserted

I → kid → course

president → suggest → none

Shortly after Trump's announcement, Dana White shared to Instagram an AI-generated image depicting himself behind the podium at the White House briefing room with the caption, "On to the next chapter," reported CBS Sports. asserted

Sports → share → chapter

When asked about the supposed offer at a boxing event later on Saturday, the UFC CEO laughed and told reporters, "I'm flying to Washington, D.C., right now. asserted

I → ask → Washington

RELATED: Stephen Miller has the keys. asserted

Miller → relate → keys

White House White, who said that he had a meeting scheduled with President Trump on Monday, added, "I've got a lot of jobs already." There was some speculation that Trump may have mixed up UFC's Dana White with Dana W. White, the former assistant to the secretary of war for public affairs. uncertain

Trump → say → affairs

However, Dana W. White said in a post on her LinkedIn, "To everyone texting me congratulations: thank you, but you have the wrong Dana White. asserted

you → say → White

I've stood at a podium and taken questions from the Pentagon press corps. asserted

I → stand → corps

I have never stood in an octagon. asserted

I → stand → octagon

I'd like to keep it that way. asserted

I → like → it

" "It is nice for once that, that Dana White is being confused with this Dana White," she continued. asserted

she → confuse → White

UFC CEO Dana White responded to W. White's post on Instagram, writing, "You are a class act." On Sunday, President Trump addressed the question of whether he had been kidding, pointing out that his announcement contained big clues that it was all in jest — namely his request that White bring with him several foreign champion fighters. asserted

White → respond → fighters

"If you saw the assistants I put — I posted the greatest wrestlers and UFC fighters in the world, right? asserted

I → see → world

And you see a lot of rough faces there," said Trump. asserted

Trump → see → faces

"And you would have thought that people would have said, 'He's having a good time.' asserted

He → think → time

" "I will tell you, I was only kidding, but Dana loves the idea," continued the president. asserted

president → tell → idea

He's great, I don't know. asserted

I → know → ?

You wouldn't mess around with him so much. ... asserted

You → mess → him

I was kidding, of course." asserted

I → kid → course

Trump appeared to confirm a meeting on Monday with White, noting that the UFC CEO was "coming tomorrow." asserted

CEO → appear → White

Blaze News did not immediately receive a response from the White House. asserted

News → receive → House

Chatter about Dana White possibly taking the position of White House press secretary comes just weeks after White House communications director Steven Cheung teased Trinidadian native Nicky Minaj as a contender. uncertain

Cheung → take → contender

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