Dana
White won’t be the next White House press secretary after
all.
United States President Donald Trump, an old friend of White,
recently said he would like to appoint the
Ultimate Fighting Championship CEO as the next White House
press secretary. According to Trump, fighters like Islam
Makhachev, Khabib
Nurmagomedov, Justin
Gaethje, Daniel
Cormier, Amanda
Nunes and Kayla
Harrison are needed to protect America from the “Lunatic
Left.”
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What Donald Trump revealed about Dana White and the press
secretary position
Trump subsequently even posted an animated video of UFC fighters
physically dominating reporters at a White House presser. He has
since said he was joking. While initial reports suggested that
White turned down the offer, Trump claims the UFC boss loved the
idea.
“I posted the greatest wrestlers and UFC fighters in the world,
like Khabib, like Justin Gaethje, who’s phenomenal,” Trump told
reporters in West Palm Beach, Florida. “And you see a lot of rough
faces there. And you would have thought that people would have
said, ‘He’s having a good time.’ I will tell you I was only
kidding. But Dana loves the idea. And there’s only one Dana. You
wouldn’t mess around with him so much.”
White has been a close aide of Trump for a long time. Several UFC
fighters have also openly campaigned for the President in elections
over the years. Trump initially helped White by opening up the
Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, New Jersey, for UFC events when
the sport was still banned in several states.
Dana White as White House press secretary?
Trump says he was only kidding. ⠀ The president jokes about the
idea while referencing his Truth Social featuring some of the
world’s toughest UFC fighters, including Khabib
Nurmagomedov and Justin
Gaethje. ⠀ Trump says White loves the idea, then adds, „There’s
only one Dana.“— Fox News (@FoxNews)
November 8, 2026