Key facts
- Trump wrote on Truth Social that "Dana will be a Press Secretary like none other" and urged White to take the job.
- Trump said he asked White to bring assistants, some of them not from the United States; the report did not name them.
- The White House press secretary post has been open since mid-October, when Katie Zacharia exited after a few days, the BBC reported.
- The BBC said it asked the White House and TKO Holdings, UFC's parent company, for comment.
President Donald Trump said on November 7 that he asked Ultimate Fighting Championship chief executive Dana White to serve as White House press secretary, writing on his Truth Social platform, "Dana, please take the job!" In the same post he said, "Dana will be a Press Secretary like none other."
Trump also said he asked White to bring assistants with him, adding that some are not from the United States. The report did not name the assistants or say what roles they would fill, and gave no date for any appointment.
The BBC reported that the White House press secretary position has been open since mid-October, when Katie Zacharia exited after just a few days in the job. The BBC said it asked the White House and TKO Holdings, the parent company of UFC, for comment.
The BBC reported that Trump's post followed midterm elections in which his fellow Republicans lost their congressional majorities. No acceptance by White has been reported.