- President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that he offered the position of White House press secretary to Dana White, the president and CEO of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
- Describing White as a “violent Fighter and Warrior”, Trump publicly urged him to accept the role to help defend against the political opposition.
- Trump requested that White bring along a team of prominent mixed martial arts fighters as assistants, explicitly naming Khabib Nurmagomedov, Islam Makhachev, Justin Gaethje, Daniel Cormier, Amanda Nunes, and Kayla Harris.
- Trump added that “we need these people to defend us against the Lunatic Left”.
- The press secretary position opened up after Katie Zacharia was fired on October 16, just five days after starting the job, following a single widely criticized 14-minute press briefing.
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