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Dana White says he’s ‘meeting’ with Trump about press secretary role: ‘MORE TO TALK ABOUT’

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Wilford, D. (2026, November 9). Dana White says he’s ‘meeting’ with Trump about press secretary role: ‘MORE TO TALK ABOUT’. Toronto Sun. https://torontosun.com/news/world/dana-white-says-hes-meeting-with-trump-about-press-secretary-role-more-to-talk-about

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Toronto Sun · collected 2026-11-09 · by Denette Wilford

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Dana White, CEO of the UFC, told TMZ he’s heading to Washington, D.C., for a meeting with President Donald Trump regarding a potential role as White House press secretary. Though Trump initially made the offer on Truth Social and called it a joke, White seems open to discussing the position further. Meanwhile, confusion surrounds another Dana White who works in Pentagon public affairs but has clarified that she is not the UFC CEO being considered for the job.
Written by AI on 2026-11-10, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Story summary

On November 9, 2026, President Donald Trump held an impromptu press briefing at the White House to clarify that his recent suggestion to appoint UFC CEO Dana White as the next White House press secretary was just a joke. This announcement came after Trump posted on Truth Social on November 7, offering the job to White and describing him as "a violent Fighter and Warrior." Despite initial speculation, CNN reported that White had declined the offer. During the briefing, Trump and White appeared together at the podium to address various topics including the Iran war and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. The meeting aimed to clarify any misunderstandings following the controversial press secretary proposal.

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The model judged this article politically coded and scored it +0.35, but 1 quote(s) could not be found in the article and the other 1 are attributed speech rather than the article's own narration, so the score is not published.
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Trump Kidding About Dana White Press Secretary Role
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“While both articles discuss Trump's suggestion of Dana White as press secretary and subsequent developments, they describe different moments in time (Trump's initial statement vs. White's response) and distinct specific incidents.”
The Straits Times
Hedges 0 of 12 claims Outlet record 66/100
“Article A describes Trump's statement that he was joking about hiring Dana White as press secretary, while Article B focuses on Dana White's response and plans to meet with Trump, indicating a separate but related event.”
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Denette Wilford
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The initial pitch Trump first made the job offer on Saturday on Truth Social, claiming the “Great Dana White” would “be a Press Secretary like none other.”
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Pentagon U.S. UFC White House the White House’s

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Trump PERSON · 10× Dana White PERSON · 6× White PERSON · 5× Pentagon ORG · 2× UFC ORG · 2× White House ORG · 2× Donald Trump PERSON · 1× London GPE · 1× U.S. GPE · 1× the White House’s ORG · 1×

Narrative

The reported job offer comes days after Trump floated the idea of rapper Nicki Minaj taking over for Katie Zacharia, who was ousted from the role after just five days on the job.
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The initial pitch Trump first made the job offer on Saturday on Truth Social, claiming the “Great Dana White” would “be a Press Secretary like none other.”

Claims (21 extracted, 3 hedged)

U.S. President Donald Trump said he was “only kidding” about hiring Dana White on as the White House’s next press secretary, but the UFC CEO appears to be considering it. asserted
CEO → say → it
White was in London for a boxing event on Saturday but he told TMZ on Sunday that he was heading to Washington, D.C., “right now” for a meeting with the president. asserted
he → tell → president
He teased: “I’m sure we’ll have more to talk about after that,” but added that’s he’s quite a busy man, pointing out, “I’ve got a lot of jobs already.” asserted
I → tease → jobs
The initial pitch Trump first made the job offer on Saturday on Truth Social, claiming the “Great Dana White” would “be a Press Secretary like none other.” asserted
White → make → none
He added: “Dana, please take the job!” asserted
He → add → job
Could it really happen? uncertain
it → happen → ?
White gave Trump some hope, responding with a possibly AI-generated photo of himself at the press secretary’s lectern in the White House on his Instagram Stories. “On to the next chapter,” he wrote under the photo, before reposting Trump’s gushing message. uncertain
he → give → message
The reported job offer comes days after Trump floated the idea of rapper Nicki Minaj taking over for Katie Zacharia, who was ousted from the role after just five days on the job. asserted
who → report → job
Zacharia had briefly succeeded Karoline Leavitt, who stepped down in August to focus on her family. asserted
who → succeed → family
Will the real Dana White please stand up? asserted
White → stand → ?
Meanwhile, a former Pentagon official broke her silence over reports that she was the Dana White who was actually up for the press secretary job. asserted
who → break → job
Dana W. White, who previously worked in public affairs for the Department of Defense, was flooded with congratulatory messages after Trump’s post. asserted
who → work → post
“To everyone texting me congratulations: thank you, but you have the wrong Dana White,” she wrote on her LinkedIn page on Sunday. asserted
she → texte → Sunday
“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,” she clarified before adding, “I’d like to keep it that way.” asserted
I → stand → it
She added cheekily: “It is nice for once that that Dana White is being confused with this Dana White,” then wished the next White House press secretary, whoever that may be, the “best of luck.” uncertain
that → add → luck
It was Trump’s former Atlantic City casino, the Trump Taj Majal, that hosted UFC events as the league struggled to find its footing as a legitimate sports organization. asserted
league → host → organization
While stumping for Trump in 2024, White raved about Trump — while also tooting his own horn. asserted
White → stump → horn
“Nobody in the Trump campaign told me what to say, nobody tells me what to say and I’m nobody’s puppet,” he said at the Republican National Convention in July 2024. asserted
he → tell → July
“I know President Trump as a fighter,” White added. asserted
White → know → fighter
“I’m in the tough guy business and this guy is the toughest, most resilient I’ve seen in my life.” asserted
I → ’m → life
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