Trump offers Dana White White House press secretary job

newsNov 7, 2026793,462

President Donald Trump said he offered UFC president and CEO Dana White the job of White House press secretary on Saturday. In a Truth Social post Trump called White "the Great Dana White, a violent Fighter and Warrior" and urged him to "please take the job." Dana White posted a photo on Instagram Stories of himself behind the White House lectern with the caption "On to the next chapter," but it remained unclear whether he had accepted or was joking. Trump said the offer extended to White's assistants, naming current and former UFC mixed martial artists from countries such as Brazil and Russia. The article notes the White House has lacked a press secretary since Katie Zacharia left the role after five days as Karoline Leavitt's replacement in October. The outreach to White comes as Trump promoted Stephen Miller to chief of staff, replacing Susie Wiles, and followed Democrats winning majority control of both the House and Senate in the midterm elections. The piece also cites a longstanding friendship between Trump and White, noting White praised Trump during the 2016 campaign and that Trump hosted a UFC match on the South Lawn for his 80th birthday.

Jon Cooper

@joncooper-us.bsky.social

LMFAO. 🤣 🤣 UFC CEO Dana White declines Trump’s offer to become White House press secretary. Maybe because Trump offered the job to the WRONG Dana White, lol. 🤷‍♂️

15345d ago

vuduchyld56

I love that this happened on the 6th anniversary of Four Seasons Total Landscaping.

Todders37

I think Dana Carvey as the church lady would be an excellent White House press secretary.

Jo T. Blankenship15

There was no way he was going to ask a black woman to be press secretary.

hammjammery14

BREAKING: Todd Blanche to open an investigation into whether Democrats hired another Dana White at the defense department to confuse trump.

Chris Choi11

He thinks he’s still casting for the Apprentice

ADaveSaysWhat10

This is why VEEP went off the air….Trump clowns topped it

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The Captain11

i suspected this was coming.

Leo2

Bahahhahaha......!! What a fucking shitshow and incompetence on full display. Hey, first lady Natalie - your orange scum seems like he has mush brians.... and no, you will not inherit his criminal wealth, stop slobbering on live TV.

Hoodlum 🇺🇸

@nothoodlum.bsky.social

NEW: Donald Trump offers press secretary role to UFC chief Dana White. thehill.com/homenews/adm...

3235d ago

One Liberal Citizen33

The onion really needs to get better writers. Make this reality stop 🤦🏽‍♂️

Nigel Garbage23

Waiting for the @nytimes.com to somehow manage to normalize this

Todders20

I guess he’s going to punch the press into submission?

Golf Whiskey15

Getting the feeling that no amount of scrubbing, sanitizing, or exorcisms at the White House are going to be enough. We're just gonna have to demolish it all, and start over. A Fresh start. America 2.0

PeriwinkleRose 💙🇺🇦8

Trump doesn’t have an admin of serious intelligent people who are qualified for their jobs. He hires the most nonsensical, unqualified clowns he can find to piss us off. He won’t let anyone with any real intelligence work for him. He’s afraid of intelligent people because they will bite him back!

Ms B Moran8

We live in stupid times thanks to the stupidest man alive.

Paul Fairie

@paulisci.bsky.social

As much as the "he asked the wrong Dana White" theories are amusing in a certain way, the "he had an awful idea and announced the awful idea" theories seem more realistic.

4025d ago

Brooklyn1121131

Occam’s razor is hard when both options are equally stupid and equally believable.

drunkenlobster.bsky.social27

I think it was both. He both misunderstood the suggestion of making the experienced Dana White press secretary and thought this incredibly terrible idea of making UFC Dana White Press Sec was awesome.

John16

Synthesis: someone suggested the other Dana White, which reminded him of the UFC one and he decided that was a better idea.

Sarah May10

C'mon - it's Four Seasons Total Landscaping all over again

Taibhse 🖖👻🐿4

I think it's hope that he made that bad a mistake. But realistically with him pushing Nicki Minaj at one point, so I think he's always had these bad ideas. He's been close woth Dana White and IFC so it's actually more likely he made that choice and people found tje other one incidentally.

Jesse3

I just can’t see him making a mistake or doing the absolute wrongest thing.

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Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist259

my tribute to Trump is I don't care about the truth, I know which one is funnier and that's all I care about

Marina Lostetter3

What's really devastating: both are equally plausible, actually, because his brain is definitely shredded cheese. We just don't know what *kind* of cheese.

50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑

@50501movement.bsky.social

President Donald Trump has once again confused basic facts for reality. It appears that he has confused MMA fighter Dana White, who has declined his “offer” to become press secretary, with Dana W. White, a Former Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs.

Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump

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. 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. Dana will be a Press Secretary like none other. Dana, please take the job! President DONALD J. TRUMP

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11/7/26, 1:40 PM

1695d ago

50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑120

This is just another example of an already corrupt authoritarian exhibiting late stages of extreme mental decline. Trump must be removed from power, whether by impeachment & conviction or through the invocation of the 25th Amendment now. Free America from this embarrassment!

Billy Portugal4

Dana White is not an MMA fighter. He is the president of the UFC.

mbrooks64.bsky.social2

That General Sylvia, she’s in a lot of trouble

Karen H2

And on Four Seasons Landscaping day, too!

Robert Kellum2

Could it really be that simple? Trump heard a name he recognized and he ran with it….no greater thought involved.

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Yakov Feygin12

I’m pretty sure Dana never fought a boxing match in his life let alone an mma fight.

Brown Eyed Susan

@browneyedsusan.bsky.social

Dana White has rejected the Press Secretary gig Who will it be offered to, next? 1. Ted Nugent 2. Susan Dell 3. Mike Tython 4. Natalie Harp's diaper bag

1255d ago

Dangerous Dave4

What about Mitch? He’ll be a winner with the Press Corpse! 🤦‍♂️🙄

Dave Czaja4

The AI chick who half of Maga fell in love with

cheuph.bsky.social3

Please don’t let Trump see this post! You KNOW he’ll use it after he fires the next lucky Apprentice contestant.

Uncle Antifa2

The best is yet to come. Kimberly Guilfoyle. I’m sure she kept receipts.

Redondo Dave2

Rob Schneider Rosanne Barr Sean Spicer Jon Voight

🦇 Batsy Cline 🦇2

Probably the diaper bag. He’d stash that 6-figure salary in there. No one would be the wiser.

Tom Reagan’s Hat

@rufustsuperfly.bsky.social

Dana Carvey declines Trump’s offer to become press secretary, source says

535d ago

s*w*a*c2

"Naht gunna doit," Carvey told Trump with his trademark George Bush catchphrase.

jess m. ☕🍂

@jametc.bsky.social

I didn't think we could possibly get a fuck up like the Four Seasons Total Landscaping thing again but we fucking did with this Dana White thing fucking remove him already, surely republicans can agree that if this is the the fucking care and attention he is giving the Press Secretary

525d ago

Ian Boudreau

@ianboudreau.com

Really embarrassing to offer Dana White the White House press secretary job, more embarrassing for him to pass on it

485d ago

totesnhose.bsky.social1

Idk if you know, but it’s actually worse than that:)

Jacob1

Even more embarrassing for all the institutions that bent the knee last year because he was just too powerful and dangerous to say no to.

Snitty

@clofsnitville.bsky.social

My read on the Dana (Danas?) White fiasco is that Susie Wiles has been sanewashing Trump and the administration to some extent and that is about to stop happening

345d ago

Patrick S. Tomlinson

@stealthygeek.bsky.social

Instead of asking Trump if he knows what a giraffe or elephant is, how about we ask him which Dana White is which?

385d ago

Heba Gowayed هبة جويد

@hebagowayed.bsky.social

He said Dana White UFC fighter for press secretary which was insane BUT folks are saying it could be the WRONG DANA WHITE and I’m dying

Dana white pentagon spokesperson black woman, Dana white UFC president bald white man

305d ago

Todders

@todders707.bsky.social

I think Dana Carvey as the church lady would be an excellent White House press secretary.

375d ago

profpolisci.bsky.social

@profpolisci.bsky.social

Dana White has rejected the Press Secretary gig. Who will it be offered to next? 1. Alaska's Dan Sullivan, Jr. 2. Ken Paxton 3. Slenderman 4. Ghislaine Maxwell

235d ago

Purple Haze11

Dana White has rejected the Press Secretary gig. Who will it be offered to next? 1. Vladimir Putin 2. Bibi Netanyahu 3. Kim Jung Un 4. Russel Brand

Geddy Flea2

Clint Eastwood’s stool. Not the thing you sit on.

Joe2

Mitch McConnell, he won't be able to say "I decline!"

Old Midgge2

If Slenderman packs 2 hams in the back of his suit pants he’s got a serious chance at being Press Secretary. “I know I’m not suppose to say this, but Slenderman is as tall as a skyscraper and has an ass that won’t quit. He’s so terrifying that he’s *perfect* to put the fake news in their place!”