Breaking: Trump offers press secretary role to UFC chief Dana White
What happened
President Donald Trump asked UFC chief Dana White in a Truth Social post on Saturday to become White House press secretary.
It was unclear whether the public job offer was genuine, according to the BBC; White said he would meet Trump on Monday.
Trump also urged White to bring six current or former UFC titleholders with him, among them Islam Makhachev, Khabib Nurmagomedov and Amanda Nunes.
White House communications director Steven Cheung, a former UFC spokesperson, cheered the idea on X.
White, speaking at a London news conference, said he was flying to Washington for the meeting and gave no sign of whether he wants the job.
“I'm going to meet with him, we have a meeting on Monday”
BBC
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