Trump offers UFC boss Dana White job of White House press secretary
US President Donald Trump has publicly offered the vacant role of White House press secretary to the UFC boss Dana White.
Covered by 37 sources from 6 countries. First reported by The Hill ·
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Common ground: most headlines mention “Trump”, “press secretary”, “White” and “Dana”.
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- Daily Mail “replacement for fired Katie Zacharia”
- Variety “Defend Us Against the Lunatic Left”
- The Australian Financial Review “signalling bitter defiance”
- Fox News “JACKSON THOMPSON”
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Trump says he offered White House press secretary job to Dana White
President Trump said he offered the job of White House press secretary to Dana White, president and CEO of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). In a Truth Social post on Saturday, Trump said that he requested White bring “assistants” with him and named several UFC fighters. “I am pleased to announce that the…
· Dana White says he will meet with Trump to discuss White House press secretary role
Trump publicly offers UFC boss press secretary job
In a post to Truth Social, Trump implored Ultimate Fighting Championship boss Dana White to “please take the job!”
· Trump offers UFC boss role of White House press secretary
· Dana White responds to Trump's job offer
· Trump offers UFC boss Dana White job of White House press secretary
Trump publicly offers UFC boss press secretary job
In a post to Truth Social, Trump implored Ultimate Fighting Championship boss Dana White to “please take the job!”
· Trump offers UFC boss role of White House press secretary
· Dana White responds to Trump's job offer
· Trump offers UFC boss Dana White job of White House press secretary
Trump offers UFC boss Dana White role of White House press secretary: ‘Please take the job!’
Trump says he offered UFC CEO Dana White the White House press secretary job, naming fighters as aides.
· Dana White reveals he’s flying to DC ‘right now’ after Trump offered him press secretary gig
Donald Trump offers UFC chief Dana White press secretary job in bizarre replacement for fired Katie Zacharia
In a post on Truth Social, the president wrote: '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.'
'Dana, please take the job!' - Trump asks UFC boss to be White House press secretary
The BBC has asked the White House and TKO Holdings, the parent company of UFC, for comment.
Breaking: Trump offers press secretary role to UFC chief Dana White
The White House has been without a press secretary since October when Katie Zacharia left the position after less than a week on the job.
- The Washington PostUnited States
Trump says he offered White House press secretary role to UFC’s Dana White
If was not immediately clear whether the UFC chief executive, a longtime supporter who worked with Trump to host an MMA event at the White House, had accepted.
Trump offers UFC chief Dana White press secretary job
President Donald Trump offered the job of press secretary to UFC president and CEO Dana White on Saturday.
Trump offers press secretary role to UFC CEO Dana White
Trump described Dana White as ‘a violent Fighter and Warrior’
· Trump wants UFC chief Dana White as next press secretary after firing Katie Zacharia
· Dana White responds to Trump's shock press secretary role offer
Donald Trump offers UFC boss job as his press secretary
The role has been vacant since mid-October, when the last incumbent Katie Zacharia left after just a few days on the job.
· UFC boss says he will meet with Donald Trump over press secretary job offer
Trump says he offered 'violent fighter' Dana White the role of press secretary: 'Dana, please take the job!'
President Donald Trump said Dana White would make a White House press secretary like "none other."
Trump begs UFC boss Dana White to become his new press secretary in bizarre post
The US President appealed to Dana White, the CEO of the Ultimate Fighting Championship to take on the role of Press Secretary of the United States after he fired the previous one after five days
· Donald Trump offers UFC chief Dana White top White House position in shock move
Trump says he asked Dana White, UFC boss, to be his new White House press secretary
President said the ‘violent Fighter and Warrior’ plus some UFC brawlers would ‘defend us from the Lunatic Left’ Donald Trump has offered the job of White House press secretary to Dana White, the chief executive of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, the president said in a social media post on Saturday. Trump…
Trump says he asked UFC boss Dana White to be new press secretary
President sacked previous White House spokesperson after five days
Trump Offers Press Secretary Role to UFC CEO Dana White, Asks That He Bring Assistants to ‘Defend Us Against the Lunatic Left’
President Donald Trump has offered UFC President and CEO Dana White the White House press secretary role after Katie Zacharia was ousted in October. “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 wrote on Truth
Trump wants UFC boss as White House press secretary, with MMA fighters as assistants
The president’s offer appeared to be a joke, but suggests the White House is leaning into a perception that it is in “fight” mode after the Democrats won the midterm elections.
Donald Trump offers UFC boss Dana White job as his press secretary
Trump said on Truth Social: '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'
· UFC boss says he will meet with Donald Trump over press secretary job offer
US president Donald Trump wants UFC chief Dana White to be White House press secretary
Trump ‘offers’ UFC mogul Dana White job of press secretary – and says to bring fighters with him
Donald Trump come out fighting after his humbling defeat in the midterm elections - by offering the role of press secretary to mixed martial arts promoter Dana White.
- The Globe and MailCanada
Trump offers UFC CEO Dana White White House press secretary job
Trump asked for six current or former UFC titleholders to join White
· UFC’s Dana White to meet with Trump over White House press secretary role
Trump Asks Dana White of U.F.C. to Be His Press Secretary
On social media, the president offered the now-vacant job of White House press secretary to Dana White, the organization’s C.E.O., and told him to bring along fighters as aides.
UFC’s Dana White As White House Press Secretary? Trump Says “Please Take The Job!”
Donald Trump says he has offered the job of White House press secretary to UFC President and CEO Dana White, “a violent Fighter and Warrior,” in the president’s words. It was not immediately clear whether Trump was joking, trolling, both or neither. If White accepts the gig, he would fill the vacancy left when the
Donald Trump offers White House press secretary job to UFC boss Dana White
Announcing the move on social media, the US president praised White for being ‘a violent Fighter and Warrior’
Trump says he's asked UFC's Dana White to be his press secretary
Trump's social media post about the offer came as his White House is in a period of major transition and struggling with his party's deep losses in Tuesday's midterm elections.
Trump wants UFC boss in the White House, signalling bitter defiance
The US president said he asked Dana White to be his press secretary, showing again he is keen to do battle against the Democrats despite his midterm defeat.
JACKSON THOMPSON: Trump says he offered UFC CEO Dana White press secretary job
President Donald Trump proposed UFC CEO Dana White as White House press secretary in a Truth Social post, naming MMA fighters as assistants.
Trump offers press secretary position to UFC head Dana White
President Donald Trump said that he’d offered the job of White House press secretary to the CEO and president of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Dana White.
UFC boss Dana White offered White House press secretary job by Donald Trump
Trump asked the Ultimate Fighting Championship boss to bring six fighters as assistants.
Trump says he's asked UFC boss White to be new press secretary
President Donald Trump said he offered the job of White House press secretary to UFC boss Dana White, an announcement that wasn't immediately confirmed.
· Trump offers press secretary role to UFC boss White, who reportedly declined
· Trump offers press secretary role to White; UFC boss to meet President
· From the Octagon to the Oval Office: White, Trump and a 25-year friendship
Trump says he offered UFC's Dana White the press secretary role
The role of the White House press secretary has been largely vacant since Karoline Leavitt stepped aside in August.
Trump offers UFC boss Dana White press secretary role
US President Donald Trump said he asked mixed martial arts executive and "violent fighter" Dana White to serve as White House press secretary.
Dana White next White House press secretary? UFC boss set to meet President on Monday
President Donald Trump sparked the discussion on Saturday by posting his offer to White on social media
Trump asks UFC boss Dana White to be his new press secretary
Donald Trump has asked mixed martial arts promoter Dana White to be his new White House press secretary.
UFC's Dana White says he will meet with Trump Monday over offer to be White House press secretary
President Donald Trump said Saturday that he has offered the job of White House press secretary to his friend and UFC boss Dana White.
UFC boss Dana White to meet Trump over press secretary job offer
White is the president and chief executive of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Donald Trump ‘offers’ UFC CEO Dana White press secretary role
Joke, distraction technique, or a message to the Democrats?
· Is Donald Trump’s Washington job offer to Dana White ‘genius’ or ‘ridiculous’?
Coverage details
37 outlets from 6 countries are covering this story: The Hill, The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald, New York Post and 33 more. The Hill published it first, on November 7, 2026; the last outlet to join was Channel 4 News, 24 hours later.
Key names in the coverage: Trump, Dana White, UFC, White House and Ultimate Fighting Championship.
By country: United States (15), United Kingdom (10), Ireland (5), Australia (4), New Zealand (2), Canada (1). In total 61 articles have been published, because some outlets updated the story several times.
