UFC president and CEO Dana White says he will fly to Washington on Monday to discuss President Donald Trump’s offer to become White House press secretary.
Trump made the offer to his friend “the Great Dana White, a violent Fighter and Warrior” to become the Republican president’s chief spokesperson in a Truth Social post on Saturday.
White, who was in London on Saturday for a boxing event, said he planned to fly to Washington right after and meet with Trump at the White House.
“I have a meeting on Monday,” he said.
He declined to say what conversations he’d had with Trump but said, “I’m flying to DC right now and I’m sure we’ll have something to talk about after that.”
The president wrote on social media: “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.”
He added: “Dana will be a Press Secretary like none other. Dana, please take the job!”
The UFC boss has not indicated whether he would accept the position.
White earlier shared a photo of himself behind the White House briefing podium with the caption “on to the next one” on his Instagram stories, though it was unclear if the post was made in jest. He also admitted he had “a lot of jobs already” and declined to divulge details of recent conversations with Trump.
The position has been vacant ever since Katie Zacharia was fired October 16, five days into the job, after a single, widely panned press briefing.
The appointment would follow a shake-up of the president’s team in the wake of heavy Republican losses in the midterm elections.
Republicans lost control of both the US House of Representatives and the Senate, as well as several key gubernatorial races.
Trump also ousted his White House chief of staff, Susie Wiles, and replaced her with long-time aide Stephen Miller.
The White House press secretary effectively acts as the president’s chief spokesperson and deals with the media daily.
Trump named six UFC fighters he wanted to see at the White House, including two born in Russia.
The president added: “I have requested that he bring with him 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.”
White is a long-time ally of the president, speaking in support of him on the campaign trail and at the 2024 Republican National Convention.
The pair have frequently been spotted sitting ringside at UFC events.
In June, the fighting competition held an event on the White House south lawn to mark both America’s 250th independence celebrations and the president’s birthday.
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