Trump says he’s asked Dana White to serve as press secretary
By Isabelle D’Antonio ·
President Donald Trump said Saturday he asked Ultimate Fighting Championship CEO Dana White to be his next press secretary.
“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,” Trump posted Saturday on Truth Social.
He said he requested White bring “assistants,” listing six UFC fighters and posting their photos.
“We need these people to defend us against the Lunatic Left. Dana will be a Press Secretary like none other. Dana, please take the job!” he added.
White House communications director Steven Cheung reposted the president’s message, adding, “Hell yeah! Do it, @DanaWhite!”
CNN has reached out to the White House and UFC for comment.
Trump fired his last press secretary, Katie Zacharia, after just five days — the shortest stint in history — and one rocky briefing.
Karoline Leavitt, who served as press secretary for a year and a half, left her role in August, saying she wanted to spend more time with her young family. She joined Fox News as a contributor this month.
White has spent years as one of Trump’s most visible allies — speaking at the last three Republican National Conventions and helping the GOP make inroads with the young male voters key to Trump’s return to the White House.
“He introduced me to people I never heard of, young kids,” Trump said of White earlier this year. “I mean, I was being interviewed by 20-year-old kids. I’m saying, ‘Where the hell did you meet these people?’ They’re called influencers.”
Young men, however, began slipping away from Trump, who has faced mounting criticism from some of the figures — such as podcaster Joe Rogan — who helped introduce him to new audiences in 2024.
The president hosted a UFC fight on the White House lawn this summer, part of the nation’s 250th anniversary celebrations, as he sought to appeal to those male voters.
Those efforts didn’t pay off, as the demographic shifted toward Democrats in Tuesday’s midterms, helping the party win majorities in both chambers of Congress.
CNN’s Kevin Dotson contributed to this report.
Originally published by CNN
